Looking to take the plunge on a Sennheiser EW 135 G2 E835 Cardioid HH
Wireless System.

Hope I'm not buying lame! I hunted around at the $500 price point, and
can't seem to see anything better.

wrote:
Looking to take the plunge on a Sennheiser EW 135 G2 E835 Cardioid HH
Wireless System.

Hope I'm not buying lame!

If you hafta have wireless and can't spend over $1k, you're not.

Kurt Albershardt wrote in message ...
wrote:
Looking to take the plunge on a Sennheiser EW 135 G2 E835 Cardioid HH
Wireless System.

Hope I'm not buying lame!

If you hafta have wireless and can't spend over $1k, you're not.

Umm, what's it gonna be used for?
I work with an artist who, IIRC, uses this exact package daily.
Perfectly reliable, No troubles with it. The capsule just doesn't
suit his voice, and I have to work very hard to make him sound
natural.
The only caution I would offer is like with any wireless mic: keep
the RX as close as possible to the TX. Don't be afraid to RTFM, and
dive into those menus to customise for your app!
Good luck -kooz

On 14 Apr 2005 19:42:54 -0700, wrote:

Looking to take the plunge on a Sennheiser EW 135 G2 E835 Cardioid HH
Wireless System.

Hope I'm not buying lame! I hunted around at the $500 price point, and
can't seem to see anything better.

It's the most reliable under $1K wireless I've ever used. I've been
renteing them for a while, I think it's finally time to buy at least
one.

Mike T.

wrote:
Looking to take the plunge on a Sennheiser EW 135 G2 E835 Cardioid HH
Wireless System.

Hope I'm not buying lame! I hunted around at the $500 price point, and
can't seem to see anything better.

Gack. They were dropped immediately from our list of options (in favor
of the AT in the same range) because of the ATROCIOUS handling noise.
We made the mistake of buying a 3-pack of E835 mics for the High School
groupa a few years ago, and they are OK if they *never* leave a mic
stand and are not subjected to any vibration at all in that
configuration, but for any other purpose whatsoever they are unacceptable.

It completely blows my mind that Sennheiser, who otherwise has *killer*
stuff (the two headsets gotten at the same time are theirs, as is the
older ew100 kit with a Countryman E6 that our Pastor uses), hasn't
noticed that the E835 SUCKS. Using the identical body and bringing with
it the same failures for a wireless mic where the whole point is to be
able to carry it around is just insane.

My suggestion is to look at AT's kit, which is working great for us, and
sounds great (for us at least, better than most any other mic we have
except the Audix OM-5's and the *really* old-school Telex handheld).
It's almost exactly the same price, and if you get two they rackmount
without an extra $35 frame.

Erik Walthinsen wrote:

It completely blows my mind that Sennheiser, who otherwise has *killer*
stuff (the two headsets gotten at the same time are theirs, as is the
older ew100 kit with a Countryman E6 that our Pastor uses), hasn't
noticed that the E835 SUCKS. Using the identical body and bringing with
it the same failures for a wireless mic where the whole point is to be
able to carry it around is just insane.

The pattern is also extremely wide and sloppy, in addition to the handling
noise issues. The e855 is considerably better in both regards, for not all
that much more money. I do not know why the e835 is made, because I think
it gives the rest of the Evo line a bad name.

My suggestion is to look at AT's kit, which is working great for us, and
sounds great (for us at least, better than most any other mic we have
except the Audix OM-5's and the *really* old-school Telex handheld).
It's almost exactly the same price, and if you get two they rackmount
without an extra $35 frame.

My experiences with cheap wireless have all been pretty disasterous, but
how much more money can the e855 head for the wireless pack be?
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."