Thought on Sony UWPV6 Wireless System

Kit Hannah

Kit Hannah

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Anybody have this setup? Sony UWPV6... What are your thoughts? I need to purchase a new system in the next day or two and I'm leaning towards this.

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Lavalier...PZAQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329369504&sr=8-1

When I used to do pro audio, I had a UWP Sony Wireless Mic setup that had 6 mic receivers in one rack. When working, it worked great, but the transmission distance was pretty bad. I'm just hoping in the last 5 years something has changed because I am a huge fan of Sony. I also used to own a few sets of the Sennheiser G2 stuff which was always pretty good IMO, but I'm not really sure which way I should go and I would like some opinions from people who have extensive use or own a Sony UWP system and your experiences with it.

Thanks in advance,
Kit
 
I don't have the setup but I used it on a shoot about a month ago. It was at a house location in the LA area and I was never more than 10 feet from the action, no dropouts at all that day and was running the sony setup as well as my audio technica wireless setup. I'm in the same boat as you as far as needing a wireless system but I am holding out on purchasing until I can manage some lectrosonics.

All in all if you really feel you need to save money and buy something now go for it ~ but Sony wouldn't be my brand of choice as a sound person.
 
I find mine has greater range, less dropouts than a G3 I was using..not any more noticeable noise. A different G3 had a weird compander issue. Maybe an issue with individual units.
 
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Yeah, I noticed it was hit and miss with my old Sony units. Because I did Video and Pro Audio, I decided to ditch all of my Sony stuff and go Sennheiser G2. I had 6 systems total, a few of them worked flawlessly, and a few had their quirks. But I always blamed the quarkiness on the frequency, because if I switched it to the other channel, it got better (or worse).

I appreciate the responses, guys, and I appreciate your feedback Alex, but from what it sounded like, your only complaint was the noise floor? Was ipott enitally just a bum unit? Anywho, I am really leaning towards the Sony. I just wish it wasn't an extra $400 for the plug on transmitter with phantom power....
 
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I wish I liked the Sony more than I did. Physically, I like the design more than the Sennheiser when it comes to bag use.

The noise floor was terrible. Not sure it was a bum unit... the noise floor breathed with the compander, and I tested it not only with my field kit but also in the studio through ProTools and Genelec monitors and still got the same results. It's also a pain in the duff to make changes on either of the units, since you have to make the change in the menu then power the unit off than back on to finalize the change.

With the Sennheiser G3 using the audio output cable as a diversity antenna, there's really not much competition. The units are solid, and they perform. Though, it's still going to cost more to get a plug-on with phantom power.
 
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