Burb Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 I have a couple of Sennheiser evolution UHF radio mics which have been damaged through misuse. The receiver and belt pack are fine, but the cable is damaged. Replacements seem to be around £45-£50 because the capsule and cable are all one sealed unit. So my question is do I have any cheaper options? If anyone sells cheaper spares or, more interestingly, if anyone sells a broadly compatible mic capsule & cable, I'd love to know. The units are not used frequently, maybe 2-4 weeks a year, but handled badly by enthusiastic but ham-fisted actors. Cheers Forgot to mention these are Evolution 100s in case there are different to other evolution series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieR Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 You can gerenally fit most types of lapel mic to a Sennheiser unit. For example, we have wired up Audio Technica ATM73a headsets for use with them and they work great. Only thing is, some other manufacturers use different connectors and this would mean cutting it off and soldering on a 3.5mm Mini Jack instead. Miniature lapel mics all have the problem of not being very serviceable. You can only really change the pop filter or the connector. If anything else goes then its really a case of buy a new one. The Sennheiser ME2 and ME4 mics are not too bad value for their price though. As another option, you could always spend a bit more cash and put on an MKE2 capsule. This has a much more natural sound plus the wire is pretty tough with the cores being made with some super strong conductors which reduced breakage - although they do get a bit awkward to handle if they are squashed into pockets and get kinks in them! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burb Posted September 29, 2005 Author Share Posted September 29, 2005 Thanks I was a wondering ( a little knowledge being a dangerous thing) if there are any balanced/unbalanced issues here. The sennheiser mic has a "stereo" i.e. three-wire plug. Since it isn;t actually stereo (!) I assumed maybe it was balanced or had some kind of phantom power line. This came up because I was offered a cheapo mic for about £20 but that one had "mono" plug. Hope that makes sense, I did an electronics degree (honest guv) but very long ago. Could not find specification sheet for ew2 or ew4 anywhere that would help me determine if it was compatible with other mics apart from good old "suck it and see" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenWall Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I hate to say it but radio mic heads are somewhat consumables! Expensive and painful I know... Maybe spend some time with the actor's in future, show them how to fit them, what not to do, maybe even the threat of a charge if they break them (or possibly the theatre company rather than the actor) might make them handle them with a little more respect? Usually work's for me when I send hire's out! Ben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 I don't charge that much for hiring kit to amateur societies, but they pay the full cost of all breakages. This damage is perfectly normal. Wait till one drops the pack down the loo! If you want very cheap, then CPC do some dirt cheap omnis very similar to the Trantec 259's that have a 3.5mm plug you can chop off and replace with a screw on 3.5mm plug (from canford). Canford make some nice beige ones - there was a thread a year or so ago, I think). Most radio mics are actually unbalanced, and the packs supply power either through one of the cores, or superimposed on the audio. Both Trantec and Sennheiser have info on their web sites on how to adapt different mics to their kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burb Posted September 30, 2005 Author Share Posted September 30, 2005 Most radio mics are actually unbalanced, and the packs supply power either through one of the cores, or superimposed on the audio. Both Trantec and Sennheiser have info on their web sites on how to adapt different mics to their kit. This is excellent news - could you possibly fish out a more precise reference? Maybe I just looked for the wrong thing, but I couldn't find that kind of information myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 What is the configuration of the SK 100 / SK 300 / SK 500's bodypack transmitter jack input socket? The evolution wireless G2 bodypack transmitter can either be used with electret condenser microphones or guitar cables: Connector tip: microphone input(supply voltage and signal)Ring: guitar input (with limiter)Sleeve: ground. Clicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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