Wireless Microphones | Barbizon Lighting Trade Show Reports

With easy one-touch pairing between transmitter and receiver, Sennheiser showed their new XS Wireless Digital Series broadcast microphones and instrument interfaces at NAB. Utilizing automatic frequency-hopping 2.4GHz WiFi connectivity, the XS components offer one-touch “instant connections” for connecting microphones or musical instruments to cameras, mixers, recorders, and amplifiers.

Sennheiser’s Wireless Digital transmitters and receivers are made to mount directly to equipment, with a range of included and optional adapters. As with their existing Evolution Wireless Systems, the XS Series is available in a number of handy configurations, including Portable Interview Set; Presentation Set; and Pedalboard Set.

Lectrosonics was featuring their Duet IEM System – 24-bit digital audio, low latency, and a compact, lightweight, diversity bodypack unit. The new system consists of the M2T dual-stereo half-rack transmitter and M2R diversity belt pack receiver. Utilizing UHF frequencies between 470-608 MHz (138 MHz) in a single range, digital modulation for transmission, and can accept analog or Dante™ digital inputs. The new system can be considered a “wireless IEM” or a deluxe IFB product, designed and developed with professional touring, installation, theater, filmmaking and broadcast customers in mind. The compact nature of the M2T ½-rack transmitter means that up to four dual-channel carriers can be sent from 1RU, resulting in either 4 stereo audio feeds or up to 8 mono audio feeds.

Also of interest was the HH Digital Hybrid Wireless Handheld Transmitter. The HH incorporates many advanced features to provide high-quality speech and vocal reinforcement. Along with peerless audio quality with wide frequency response and dynamic range in native 400 Series mode, the technology used in the HH includes compatibility modes for Lectrosonics 200 Series, 100 Series and IFB receivers, and some systems from other top manufacturers.

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