This is literally an answered prayer. I love this concept for the video artist who doesn't like a cumbersome set-up. Been looking for something like this for a while and I'm so glad I waited. WILL. BE. PURCHASING. ASAP.
@@WexPhotoVideo Yeah, sorry guys, have to agree in this instance. Quality video, and well presented, ever so slightly ruined by background music. I might well pick up this kit, so thanks so much for highlighting.
Brilliantly made video! Something about the audio from that Sennheiser Mic is just so clean - I have a couple of Rode lav mics that I've been using for a couple of years and although I'm no sound expert, I just prefer the sound out of these ME2s.
Thank you for this video review. Very helpful. It would be interesting to know the actually battery life. Any chance you you could stress test the battery and see how long it actually goes? The Xvive U3 has an 850mAmp battery and a claimed run time of 5 hours - but two differnet RU-vid reviewers have gotten 9 hours each. This Senn also has a an 850mAmp battery and claimed 5hours but it would be good to know the actual ..... Thanks for considering it
I'm just glad it still functions while being charged, my solution would be to tape on a small cellphone usb power bank if battery life is a concern, still would be smaller than most mic transmitters I use.
The XSWD system automatically manages gain control. You simply set your DSLR/Mirrorless cameras audio input levels so that it's not clipping, and then you're good to go! KH
Awesome informative video about this system that I’m very interested in, but here is my question... How Can I use this to connect it to let’s say 2 subjects or maybe even 4 straight in the camera? Is that possible one receiver and 2+ mic ? Is it going to allow me to do that or is there another way of doing it? For the size and price tag there absolutely amazing and I would love to have some in my kit 😊👍 Many thanks
from their website: How many transmitters can I pair with my receiver? Up to four transmitters can be paired with a receiver. Note, only one transmitter may be used at a time. Can I send audio from one transmitter to multiple receivers simultaneously? No, XS Wireless Digital creates a point-to-point paired connection between a single transmitter and single receiver.
Firstly, great video, very informative! But do you know if you can switch channels at all on those mics? Because from experience using the Rode Filmmaker Kit out and about in busy spaces, I find that certain channels often get interference, resulting in loss of audio connectivity. If that is not possible then I do not really see this as a direct replacement, its more of wireless mic just for indoor interviews and controlled environments. The volume level on the Rode pack lets you see if something is interfering with it which would not be possible on this. I would love to replace my setup with this as it looks very compact and continuous power is great but cannot compromise on reliability.
Hey Steven, thanks for the positive feedback and of course for watching the video in the first place! Good question, and something I'm sure many others will be asking. In short, there is no way to manually change the operating frequency on the XS Wireless Digital units. Sennheiser are pushing the AI of this system, so in theory, if they encounter interference on one channel, they should automatically search for the next clean frequency to switch to and then do it seamlessly (well, perceivably seamless anyway). How well that works I can't honestly say, but it does work incredibly well on their mid-level AVX system, which I've had zero issues. I agree that some form of gain control would be good to have, I always feel a bit uneasy not having any manual control - but then again, I think if that's something you really value, then even Sennheiser would say that you should probably look further up their product line, such as. the AVX system, or elsewhere. Hope that helps Steven. Cheers, KH
thank you for the effort and the sharing. i have long been a doubting thomas when it comes to wireless and interference especially in urban environments (i work out of new york city). i have have often used the sennheiser g3s and radio interference was very hit or miss. i wonder if digital 2.4 would be any better. thumbs up.
Cheers for the compliments and for watching. It's so hard to say really, with any license free gear you're always going to be open to interference, there are just too many variables. What's nice with the digital systems such as this one as opposed to the G3/G4s is that they will lock onto the cleanest frequencies available, often they'll lock onto two, and should one get interference they should automatically jump over to the next clean one seamlessly. Cheers for watching anyway! KH
Hey, no it doesn't. It's designed to do just the one job. To be honest, I wouldn't compare it the Tascam at all - one is a recorder and the other is a live wireless system. Cheers for watching. KH
So what do you do for an interview set up? Can the receiver receive from two different mics straight into your camera? So all you would need to buy is one additional microphone. Does the receiver connect directly into your hot shoe on the camera?
Hi Joe, It is one transmitter to one receiver- very simple + easy to use. The hotshoe mount is at 4.36 into the video. This is included in the portable lavalier set (508488) is £289.00 inc vat :-)
@@T-Slider Are you needing two have both the interviewer and the interviewee mic'd up and recorded? If so then you'd need to two wireless (if you need wireless) lavalier kits. If you're recording the audio into a camera, then that camera would ideally need to have two audio inputs so that you can easily record both microphones onto separate channels. If your camera only has the one 3.5mm audio input then you could use a little 3.5mm splitter to get those two separate audio channels still (one on the left channel and one of the right). Does that help? Cheers for watching! KH
Hey, so the actual lavalier capsule that comes with the XS Wireless Digital and the AVX system is the same (ME2) - so in terms of perceivable audio quality, they will be similar. Think of the XS Wireless Digital as the entry-level system, and the AVX as the mid-level. With the AVX you get more control; you can control the gain output from the receiver, the receiver can switch on and off when the camera does (through the 48v supply), it has removable rechargeable batteries (so you can have more ready to go in your kit bag), and it uses AES 256 encryption. Also, apart from the audio comparison section of this video, I was using the AVX ME2 system for the piece camera - so that should give you an idea (do note, I have used compression on that audio channel though). Does that answer your question? Thanks for watching! KH
DID APPLE SPONSORED This Video, did you get paid from Apple? Because of you don´t explicit mentioned it. (Could also possible that you´re a fanboy and made ads for apple for free...)lol
Dude, that's just my laptop with my notes - it could literally be any brand, I honestly don't care - so in response, no, Apple did not sponsor a video for a new entry-level microphone system....Either way, thanks for watching. KH
