Daniel Kuffel

Hey everyone, I've used the Phonak/Comtek base station for years on hidden camera shows and more so it's great to try a new option. Been testing out the Microsone for the past couple weeks with different equipment so here are my thoughts.. I haven't had any issues with the earbuds being too quiet with the different scenarios I tested. I am using a couple different options to transmit to the earbuds. My wireless option is a Sennheiser SKP 100 G4 plugin on a Shure PGA48 handheld. I tried to use a Shure SM58 but that handheld is too quiet and the gain is already maxed out on the SKP. The PGA48 is much louder. I wouldn't mind finding a handheld that is louder than the PGA48 so I can change the gain structure on the SKP a bit. Range is good on this setup and dialing the SKP frequency into the control pack is easy. If range ever becomes a problem, I can use a long XLR to run the SKP closer to talent. This is the minimal setup where the person talking to talent is close enough that there is no range problem I attempted to use these two little walkies we have in the house but the 2.5mm adapter I have doesn't work well with the plug. I did manage to get it to briefly work and could see trying to find some other walkies as another option. This scenario would be if the talent is not wearing the control pack. I am doing some research to try and find a couple walkies that are within the Microsone frequency range but haven't done a deep dive into it and Doc said they're might be some issues sending audio to the control pack from a walkie. My last setup is the Yamaha MG06 as a way to hardline into the control pack. It also gives the person talking to talent some volume control. I can even use this to plug into the SKP. The MG06 might be used often if there is a stationary control room. I found range to be good within my house. I could get 20' away (house size limitations so can't test further distance) within line of sight and have a solid signal. Once I walked into another room, there would be some breakup. If I used two earbuds at the same time, line of sight was still solid. I did notice a drop in range when walking into another room. If I turned one earbud off, range improved on the one still on. Outside I did notice a weaker signal with two earbuds as opposed to one. The two earbuds will start to become slightly out of sync with each other when there is breakup but two different talent aren't going to notice. Overall, I am thrilled with the the Microsone and the different options it allows us to send audio from the control pack to the ear buds