A Very Good Lav Mic at DVinfo.net

Ken Tanaka · April 30th, 2002, 10:53 PM

Thought I'd pass this along for anyone interested.

I recently purchased 2 Sony ECM-55B wired lav mics and they are excellent. They are omni-directional but with a close field. The sound quality is very smooth, especially for voice (which is basically what they're designed for. They're very small, come with a windscreen and a generous cable (balanced XLR connection). They run on -either- 1-AA battery or phantom power and can auto-detect the latter. There is also a more uni-directional version of this mic available (ECM-56B?). The price was around US$259 ea. from B&H.

Ford Minton · May 2nd, 2002, 01:32 PM

Beware the Sony's. I rented a Sony setup and found they tend to have limited channels (less than 10...though I may be wrong on that with newer ones). So in the larger city environments I've found channels being stepped on. I ended up getting a Lectrosonics 100-1566 setup and am STOKED. May be a bit more expensive, bt removes headaches across the board. Also the range is outstanding on them.

Ken Tanaka · May 2nd, 2002, 01:34 PM

The Sony ECM-55B is a -wired- lav mic, not a wireless.

Ford Minton · May 3rd, 2002, 03:22 AM

I"m an idiot, sorry. Please disregard that posting.

April 30th, 2002, 10:53 PM	#1
Ken Tanaka Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,943	A Very Good Lav Mic Thought I'd pass this along for anyone interested. I recently purchased 2 Sony ECM-55B wired lav mics and they are excellent. They are omni-directional but with a close field. The sound quality is very smooth, especially for voice (which is basically what they're designed for. They're very small, come with a windscreen and a generous cable (balanced XLR connection). They run on -either- 1-AA battery or phantom power and can auto-detect the latter. There is also a more uni-directional version of this mic available (ECM-56B?). The price was around US$259 ea. from B&H. __________________ Lady X Films: A lady with a boring wardrobe...and a global mission. Hey, you don't have enough stuff! Buy with confidence from our sponsors. Hand-picked as the best in the business...Really! See some of my work one frame at a time: www.KenTanaka.com

May 2nd, 2002, 01:32 PM	#2
Ford Minton Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: San francisco Posts: 54	sony caution Beware the Sony's. I rented a Sony setup and found they tend to have limited channels (less than 10...though I may be wrong on that with newer ones). So in the larger city environments I've found channels being stepped on. I ended up getting a Lectrosonics 100-1566 setup and am STOKED. May be a bit more expensive, bt removes headaches across the board. Also the range is outstanding on them.

May 2nd, 2002, 01:34 PM	#3
Ken Tanaka Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,943	The Sony ECM-55B is a -wired- lav mic, not a wireless. __________________ Lady X Films: A lady with a boring wardrobe...and a global mission. Hey, you don't have enough stuff! Buy with confidence from our sponsors. Hand-picked as the best in the business...Really! See some of my work one frame at a time: www.KenTanaka.com

May 3rd, 2002, 03:22 AM	#4
Ford Minton Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: San francisco Posts: 54	I"m an idiot, sorry. Please disregard that posting.