SonyEcm 44 Omni Directional Electret Condenser Wired Lavalier Microphone, Black

We needed something that is better quality which can be handled and used by multiple speakers in a public community service or a religious place. Good mic that outputs good quality sound, although can't easily match Sony Dynamic mic, but this mic is great and does the job very satisfactorily for most needs. Lightweight, with sufficiently long cable, and a battery that lasts sufficiently long enough in a public community service or a religious place or a church.

I must admit I'm a sucker for wireless, but this is a fabolous microphone and far more practical in most cases as you never have to worry about external signals messing with your sound. I'll be using this as much as possible.

Ordered 4 of these pics. Picture show two clips including a dual clip. They were not shipped with dual clips.

I am happy with the quality of the microphone and the unit in general. I was at a job and the clip for the microphone popped off. I attempted to replace the clip and the windscreen. I went to Sony and they wanted over 50 dollars for shipping and the replacements. They would not send regular mail and no company in Chicago kept them in stock. I have bought tens of thousands of dollars in Sony products, but the clip, windscreen and shipping for 50 dollars is a ripoff. Sony showed no class in this regard. I got replacement Pearson clips for a tenth of the price. I got the product in a timely manner and was in excellent new condition. Patrick McDonough [...]

I am not a professional audio tech, but have two of these which I use to conduct on camera interviews. The wires are long enough that I can trail them out the bottom of the people's shirts and connect them to my recorder which sits on the floor. From the camera's POV, you cannot see this. And since the recorder sits in between the interviewer and the interviewee, it allows for a nice distance. The audio quality is better than plugging a cheap lav into an iPhone, but that really isn't saying much. I think the audio is great and have never had problems or complaints. But again, I am not a pro audio guy. My one main complaint is that the connector at the bottom is really large. I knew it was going to be big given that it is an XLR, but it seriously is long and heavy. If it is sitting on the floor plugged into your ZoomH5, then no big deal. But if you are trying to turn it into a portable set-up, keep the size of that plug in mind. It makes it a much larger set up than you might think. Finally, the wire is a standard audio wire, and is therefore thin. This is to be expected, but it does make me question the longevity of the mike.