Wireless Lavalier Help

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Hey everyone, I'm a new member and originally posted in the DVX100 forum, then realized this one is probably more appropriate, so here goes...

I am mostly ignorant of wireless lavalier mic kits with the exception of the Sennheiser Evolution G2 100 Series, which I have rented several times with good results.

I am now looking to buy a wireless system to use with my DVX100B and have an opportunity to get a mint-condition Azden 200 series kit - mic, transmitter, receiver - for $400 (market value of $750ish?), which seems to be a bargain for the same amount I would be spending on a Sennheiser set anyway. Am I getting more with the dual-channel Azden, or not?

I will mostly be using this mic (or mics, in some cases, if I go with Azden) for relatively close-range, mostly sit-down or limited-movement interviews, but in urban settings with relatively large amounts of potential interference. I will almost-always have a skeleton/one-man crew and the camera operator will also be mixing live sound into the camera, which I know isn't ideal, nor is using wireless in the first place, but that is the reality of our situation...

Any suggestions and/or advice on Sennheiser vs. Azden? Anything I should be thinking about that I'm not?

Help sooner than later would be much appreciated, as I must make a decision by tonight before leaving town...

Thanks in advance!
 
Have you read any of the other threads in the audio forum? A quick search for "wireless mic" on the forums will turn up many, many posts. This question is asked way too often. You also will find that Azden gets really bad reviews around here.

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=51526

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=165925

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=164871

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=137037

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=157463

And one other tip: posting the same question in multiple forums is not really a good idea. http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/announcement.php?f=81
 
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Between the two I second the vote on the new G2 kit. I would recommend you replace the lav mic that comes with it as soon as you can though. Check out the Countryman B3 or B6 (wired with 3.5mm locking connector). The stock mic should still sound better than the Azden's though.

Cole
 
Sony UWPV1

Sony UWPV1

I recently purchased the Sony UWPV1 for $440, and I'm extremely happy with it. Very clean audio, and the wireless range is very good - no static or other issues like that at all. I've even walked around my house with it, and going thru multiple walls it works flawlessly.

-Brian
 
I tested a Sony UWP-V1 before I bought the G2 system. Loved the design and the feel of it, but was very disappointed in the self-noise. There was a hiss that came from the transmitter, and breathed with the compander. I returned it and bought a G2 instead.
 
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