What audio equipment for my VX2100? at DVinfo.net

Thomas Hartz-Olsson · November 17th, 2005, 11:54 AM

Hi,

I have a friend going to the states tommorow, so he's doing a bit shopping for me in B&H.

He's gonna buy a Beachtek DX-4. And then I need to mic's.

One for interviewing purposes and a good monomic to replace the onboard mic. Both have to be batterypowered or be able to function with power.

I'd prefer if the monomic functions without batteries, as I'm gonna be using this all the time.

Has to be good enough to make productions I can sell for TV broadcast, but the cheaper the better ;)

EDIT:

I can't figure it out. Phantom power or no phantom power. If I go with a mic like this: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...goryNavigation

That doesn't require phantom power and is rather cheap compared to the others on that site. But is that just rubbish?

Dave Largent · November 17th, 2005, 01:09 PM

I haven't used that particular mic but it's probably
okay for handheld interviews.

Boyd Ostroff · November 17th, 2005, 01:11 PM

Thomas: it seems that a lot of this ground has already been covered in the other thread you started on the same topic:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=54408

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomas Hartz-Olsson

He's gonna buy a Beachtek DX-4.

In that other thread you say "I definately want the one with phantom power - can't use the audio equipment in my school without.". Are you aware that the DXA-4 does not provide phantom power? It's just a passive device.

Thomas Hartz-Olsson · November 17th, 2005, 02:00 PM

Yea i know it's a passive one. Actually I was thinking about getting my own equipment, but the 100 dollars is just not worth saving until I DO get the equipment.

So final decision is: DXA-6 - with phantom power.

So what microfons should I go for?

Quick answers are appreciated as it's 9 PM here and my friend travels tommorow morning.

Thanks.

November 17th, 2005, 11:54 AM	#1
Thomas Hartz-Olsson Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 63	What audio equipment for my VX2100? Hi, I have a friend going to the states tommorow, so he's doing a bit shopping for me in B&H. He's gonna buy a Beachtek DX-4. And then I need to mic's. One for interviewing purposes and a good monomic to replace the onboard mic. Both have to be batterypowered or be able to function with power. I'd prefer if the monomic functions without batteries, as I'm gonna be using this all the time. Has to be good enough to make productions I can sell for TV broadcast, but the cheaper the better ;) EDIT: I can't figure it out. Phantom power or no phantom power. If I go with a mic like this: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...goryNavigation That doesn't require phantom power and is rather cheap compared to the others on that site. But is that just rubbish? Last edited by Thomas Hartz-Olsson; November 17th, 2005 at 12:26 PM.

November 17th, 2005, 01:09 PM	#2
Dave Largent Trustee Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,483	I haven't used that particular mic but it's probably okay for handheld interviews.

November 17th, 2005, 02:00 PM	#4
Thomas Hartz-Olsson Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 63	Yea i know it's a passive one. Actually I was thinking about getting my own equipment, but the 100 dollars is just not worth saving until I DO get the equipment. So final decision is: DXA-6 - with phantom power. So what microfons should I go for? Quick answers are appreciated as it's 9 PM here and my friend travels tommorow morning. Thanks.