Richard Topham Jr Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 http://www.pro-sound.com/lectrosonicslseriesreview.html Lectrosonics L Series Review The L series is a great addition to Lectrosonics robust Digital Hybrid Wireless family. The best feature is the fact that the L series covers 3 standard blocks or about 76 MHz, allowing greater flexibility while in the field and adaptability to the dynamic situations that arise in film making on location. I can see where Lectrosonics is going with this. This system is perfect for an ENG setup where you need the flexibility of 3 blocks. For example, say your shooting a reality show, where you only have one chance to capture the audio. No pressure right? You scout the location the day before, check the frequencies on your wireless sets, and everything looks good. Block 21 is clear as day and there are plenty of frequencies available. No planes, no refrigerators, no humming from lights on scene at the time. Batteries are all fully charged, lav mics checked and sound great, Lectrosonics flask filled and fully ready for the free lunch speech. You head home, get some rest, and wake up for the 6 am call time. This can play out in 2 scenarios: Scenario 1: Your on a wireless system locked in to block 21. You arrive on location and get ready to set up. Quick scan of block 21 and.... not good... The whole frequency scan bar is black... and all you have is block 21. You think there must be some error so you take out the batteries and put them back in, turn it back on, rescan.. and... all frequencies are completely saturated. Then talent arrives and sets up a refrigerator for their favorite beverage, lighting decides to switch to florescent lights at the last minute instead of natural light, and you learn that all air traffic has been re-directed to directly above your location. Scenario 2: Your equipped with the Lectrosonics L Series and have a full set of multiple LT and LR wireless systems on the B1 band, covering blocks 21, 22, AND 23. You arrive on scene and do a quick scan.... Block 21 is completely saturated! But, no need to worry, you switch to Block 22. Quick scan and... its got some peaks and valleys and doesn't look that great either... Switch to block 23... quick scan... clear as day! You quickly sync to block 23 with the IR scanning sync tool and are ready in no time. Talent arrives on time and decides to leave the refrigerator at home, lighting decides to stick with natural light, and air traffic hasn't been re-directed above you. You do 1 take and the producer loves it, decides to take everyone out for steak, and pays everyone on the spot. While the L series can't solve all your problems on set, the L series wideband tuning range of 3 frequency blocks allows you greater flexibility and adaptability while in the field. The IR sync also saves time, set the frequency on 1 unit and auto sync the 2nd one. 50% time saved right there. Range is comparable to most other Lectrosonics units, with the benefit of the entire unit being lighter. Overall, this is one of the best wireless systems I've seen in a long time. -Rich Topham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VM Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 You can change Lectro L by any wide radio range wirelless ! Zaxcom (except for IR sync), Wisycom for example ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent R. Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 hmm.. hoped to see a bit more info in a review; like sound quality, build quality, actual range compared to others etc. The 5 paragraphs of written info could be made with just the specs sheet, and is not a just limited to these devices, as indeed zaxcom, wisycom, Audio Wireless etc already are offering this. No disrespect intended, just a bit of constructive criticism... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhforAndAfter Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Got my hands on these the other day - sadly not my ears. Can't comment on the sound quality, but the build quality is absolutely top notch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacysound Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Agreed. I need to know if I need to sell all my SM's and buy these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Topham Jr Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 I will post the spec sheets today as well as a test I did in Time Square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Topham Jr Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Here is the audio and photo's of a walk test my daughter Kathleen did for me at 10 AM in the middle of Times Square aka RF City. ABC News, Good Morning America all doing their morning broadcasts at the same time. and here are the data sheets and manuals for the L Series: LR LR Data Sheet LR Manual LMB LMb Data Sheet - Preliminary LMb Manual LT LT Data Sheet LT Manual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryF Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Here is the audio and photo's of a walk test my daughter Kathleen did for me at 10 AM in the middle of Times Square aka RF City. ABC News, Good Morning America all doing their morning broadcasts at the same time. and here are the data sheets and manuals for the L Series: [snip] Hi Rich, This was exactly like the walks we did here in New Mexico, except there weren't any people, buildings or moisture. Best Regards, Larry Fisher Lectrosonics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrouchingTigerHiddenLav Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 LOL those 2 scenarios are priceless! In all seriousness though, the L series looks awesome for my DSLR friends and other camera hops. I'll probably grab a few LMb's and LT's and match them with my other non wideband receivers. Like all gear it fits certain situations. LMb is a great upgrade to the LMa, looking forward to getting my hands on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlw Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Here's another new review that was just posted over on DVinfo.net http://www.dvinfo.net/article/production/camgear/lectrosonics-l-series-wireless-lav-microphone-bundle.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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