Wedding Audio

Eightball,

At the risk of sounding annoyed, I'm going to suggest that before posting a question like yours, search the forum first. There have probably been hundreds of discussions on the Sennheiser G2 (try that as your search phrase, or even just G2).

To summarize these discussions - in the price range you're looking for, the G2 comes highly recommended with one condition - you will probably want to replace the stock lavaliere that comes with the kit with a better one. (And no, I'm not going to tell you which ones are the "better ones". That is your homework. Use the search keywords above...you'll find the answer you're looking for.

;-)
 
Ill tell you. First go to www.northernsound.net Buy it there, i promise you it will be cheaper than BH. Do you need the ENG kit with the butt plug? If not then get the EW11PG2 something like that with the omni lav. It is 100.00 cheaper.

As far as lavs, what I know are

Sanken COS11
Countryman B6 and EMW
TRAM

I think for weddings you could be ok with the stock lavs, otherwise I would at least get the EMW. The B6 is overkill for a wedding IMHO.

I have two B6s that I use with the Sennheiser, very good sound. You may want to try the Giant Squid lavs. They are very cheap.

You could do a Countryman EMW (shelved) with a G2 kit (sans butt plug) and it will run you around 670.00 before shipping.
 
I agree with marquee that the stock lav in the EW100ENG-G2 kit is adequate for wedding work. You should at least check it out first. You can alway upgrade later as you deem necessary. Good audio is very important in a wedding video but I don't consider it quite as critical as other commercial work.

I would suggest the EW100ENG-G2 kit that includes the 'butt plug'. I have found it comes in handy at receptions for passing a stick mic around the table to record people's well wishes.

-Dan
 
Oh, I forgot to mention that if you decide to go with the Senn kit, you should check out the UHF frequency usage in your area before purchasing so you pick the best channel group. The G2 kits come set for a A, B, or C frequency band which you can't change after the fact, AFAIK. Go to the Sennheiser website and you should find some nice channel charts for each state. The charts show which channels have been assigned by the FCC to broadcast TV stations in your area. I don't know how well they kept up-to-date but the chart for my area included broadcast HD channels that have been assigned but are not in use yet.

Also, someone correct me if I'm wrong but I read that the FCC is considering reassigning some of the upper UHF channels bands for emergency radio usage. The Sennheiser 'C' band frequencies cross into these channels so you might want to avoid these although the last time I read anything about it, the FCC was only considering the change; nothing for sure.

-Dan
 
I guess it couldnt hurt buying the ENG kit. You could use whatever dynamic house mic they have there or even better buy a MD46 that will work really well with that plug. You can buy that mic at northernsound.net as well.

Definitely go to Sennheiser usa website to find out frequency. I use the A frequency in LA with no problems or interference.
 
Thank you very much guys, you been a great help. Ptalsky, im a newbie to audio and anyways nobody ask the same specific question, I just wanted to get some of you guys advice before I go out spending hundreds without being sure of what to buy, thanks for answering my question though. Marquee & Teledan, thanks man for all the information I needed.:thumbup:
 
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