Customer Reviews

Azden WLX-PRO Lavaliere VHF wireless lapel microphone System

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The Azden transmitter-receiver system has operated marvelously well for me over scores of interviews. As an aspiring video maker it was a product I should have bought a long time ago.

Mine is the 9v-powered model, not the AA. But it has proven well-made, light and easy to use.

There's something neat about micing people with a lavaliere unit. I find that they enjoy the attention of attaching the mic and the professional touch that it brings to the taping.

Being able to range abut the room while taping and simultaneously retaining good audio is a remarkable experience. Another benefit of micing someone is that cuts way back on ambient noise. The din of voices surrounding your interview is a typical intrusion; using the lavaliere cuts out a great deal of the unwanted sonic information.

Overall, this is a good investment for beginning videographer. It works as described, yet I found that it's sound needed post work if it was going to be presaentable. My standards are not unrealistic, yet I was disappointed when I first worked with this mic. It comes with a lavalier mic, and a handheld. Of the two, the handheld pickup better, and is more manageable. Both only record in mono, so you have to set your camera to place the signal on the two channels, or do so in postproduction.

Still, if you wish to use a mic that is dependable, is inconspicuous, and has a small learning curve, this mic could serve your purposes.

Affordable and effective. Didn't pick up a lot of background music or talking, and got a good deep sound from the person wearing it. Used it for a wedding and the other wireless systems used didn't interfear with it's opperation nor did the background clog up the mic.

I was nervous at first recording because the audio volume was too low, and I lost quality by boosting with software. I'm sure I voided my warrenty, but I opened both the receiver and tranmitter to see if I could make adjustments... there is a tiny screw labeled VR101 (trans) and VR2 (rec) that adjust pick up. I basically maxed both of them out because I'm soft spoken, but it works like a charm now. Works to reduce pickup as well, if needed. Just be careful of cheap plastic housing when opening.

The Azden is a reasonable, reliable, and low cost way of stepping up your audio abilities to the wireless level. I've used it professionally in many occasions, and have mixed opinions. I just have the lavaliere (not the handheld).

1. Don't expect superb sound quality. Mine, at least is blaring when it comes to audio levels... it will max out your camera's audio input unless you can turn down the mic input. It provides rich lows, but is very weak on the highs. You can't boost the highs too much in post, because then it highlights all of the audio "fuzz."

2. It's best for convenience, not distance. Use it as a convenience to avoid wires, but don't expect it to work solidly from 100 feet away. As you move farther away from the receiver (more than 25 feet), you'll start to run into dead spots and random static.

3. CELL PHONES WILL MAKE THIS THING GO CRAZY. The transmitter and receiver are highly sensitive to cell phone interference. Everybody within 25 feet of you will need to turn off the cell phones completely, or you'll get that annoying cell phone buzz.

4. Battery life is pretty darn good. I've used the same batteries for hours beyond what they suggest that you do.

Overall, it's a good place to start if you're doing amateur or small scale productions. But if you're client is paying $1,500 for a TV commercial, you'd better have a good Sennheiser or Audio Technica to meet production standards.

I bought this to work with my camcorder. It is not a stereo microphone, so the sound is on only one side, but since I'm using Sony Vegas 7 + DVD Production Suite to do my video editing, it hardly matters. Only two radio frequencies are available. This is fine for what I do, since I don't expect there will be anyone else using either of these frequencies near where I am working and I don't expect to use more than two at a time.

I purchased this to work with my DV-Camera for some amature projects. I found the sound quality to do some amature videos. I was surprised at the great sound quality and ended up using it for some professional projects as well. The batter life also is pretty impressive. I do not think I have changed out the batteries in over 20 hours of use.

I am a professional photographer but I still do an occasional wedding, so I am not totally sure about "pro" sound. I do know that on my Panasonic this mic works outstandingly. I will go through multiple wall without degradation, so you can imagine how it sounds when there is not obstructions. I would recommend this to friends.

I bought this for interviews to create a documentary video. But, when I got this out of the box, it immediately felt cheap. The plastic transmitter and receiver was so light that I questioned its durability. However to be fair, lightweight might be good for those that want to be very mobile. It just seems like an empty plastic box though.

The hot-shoe does NOT fit a Canon Vixia HF100 videocam and probably other related Vixia models. I'm returning this to the Beach Audio because I don't want to seem unprofessional with a unit of electronic stuck to my tripod with a piece of velcro. Seems a bit cheesy. Sucks though that Beach Audio charges additional 10% for restocking fee and other penalty's for returning. Not sure if I'm going to order from them a replacement. That restocking fee kinda bites.

Sound quality from inside home seems ok. I have not tried it outside or in post production. But from video clips in my sound check, it sounds ok listening to the playback on headphones.

For my purposes -- handsfree audio for video presentations -- this mic has proven itself well up to the task. Sound quality is very good, range is more than adequate for my needs.