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Nady Systems DKW-DUO Professional

Best Price: $49.00

from www.musiciansfriend.com
have owned nady dkw duo dual channel vhf hand held microphone system for 2 years good sound for money use for public speaking very little noise pickup good range and no problems with battery life.
from www.musiciansfriend.com
battery life is excellent.
from Baritone Player "Trey W.", www.target.com
the led staying on means the battery is low.
from www.musiciansfriend.com
we probably have 350 hours on them with minimal battery changes, and they still sound as good as they did when new.
from www.musiciansfriend.com
battery life is good.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Good Portability, Easy To Setup, Professional Compatibility: DJ

2 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for BATTERY LIFE

Shure PGX24/SM58 Professional

Best Price: $357.00

from www.musiciansfriend.com
the battery capsule is not that durable but on my own point of view it is the responsible of the user to take care the transmitter to prevent the capsule from breaking.
from www.musiciansfriend.com
battery life could stand to be improved, but is still better than older 9v mics that i upgraded from.
from www.musiciansfriend.com
the only flaw that i found was that the mic goes haywire when the battery starts running a little low.
from www.musiciansfriend.com
we constantly had issues with signal loss, interference and dealt with regular poor battery connections in the transmitters.
from www.musiciansfriend.com
however, i'm very disappointed with the battery cap breaking off the 4 mics i have within 6 weeks.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Attractive Design, Strong Build Quality, Professional Compatibility: Performance

3 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for BATTERY LIFE

Audio-Technica ATR-35S Professional

Best Price: $29.00

from www.amazon.com
the next morning it dawned on me that the battery may have been old so before shipping it back i bought a new battery and as i went to stick it into the battery compartment i discovered that i had
from www.amazon.com
i can't comment on the battery life of the small watch-type battery that's included.
from www.amazon.com
my one and only issue is that there's no battery light.
from www.amazon.com
for less than 30 bucks, and with a battery (lr44) that is widely available and pretty cheap, this is a great deal, seriously.
from www.amazon.com
then they recharged me for the new one.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Good Portability, Longer Cable Length, Impedance: 1000 ohms

4 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for BATTERY LIFE

AKG C1000S Professional

Best Price: $224.00

from www.musiciansfriend.com
battery you don't need fanthom power, so with a 1/4" adapter you can plug it right into a bass amp.
from www.zzounds.com
and the battery lasts up to 220 hrs!
from www.zzounds.com
feature: n/a quality: the construction is pretty durable, but to change the battery you have to unscrew the body and pull the casing over the top of the mic, exposing the diaphragm to unnecessary
from www.amazon.com
the mic is designed to accept a standard 9v battery when used without another power source available.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Nice Portability, Clear Voice Quality, Impedance: 200 ohms

5 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for BATTERY LIFE

Canon DM50 Consumer

Best Price: $164.00

from www.amazon.com
it is small enough to carry in a small bag, doesn't use a battery or extra cords, and works well at picking up sounds at a distance.
from www.amazon.com
warning this sucker is driven off the camera's battery....
from www.amazon.com
the dm-50 runs of off the camcorder battery which eliminates the weight of having two aa batteries.
from www.amazon.com
no need for an additional battery.
from www.amazon.com
the dm-50 also does not use batteries, but draws power from the camera's battery.

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Positives: Good Portability, Clear Sound Quality, Lightweight, Impedance: 200 ohms

Sennheiser EW112P-G2 Professional

Best Price: $494.00

from www.bhphotovideo.com
battery life is excellent.
from www.bhphotovideo.com
i recommend you never use rechargeables though, ive had a bad experience in the past.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Attractive Design, Strong Build Quality, Professional Compatibility: Recording,Performance

Audio-Technica AT822 Professional

Best Price: $300.00

from shnewsman, www.shopping.com
battery-operated.

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Positives: Strong Sensitivity, Clear Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Impedance: 200 ohms

Azden SMX-10

Best Price: $85.00

from www.amazon.com
there is no red light to let me know that the battery has enough charge or when to replace it.
from www.amazon.com
power is from a regular aa battery, nothing exotic.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Clear Voice Quality, Strong Output Strength, Polarity: Unidirectional

Sony ECM-MS908C Professional

Best Price: $90.00

from www.crutchfield.com
battery loads by unscewing back plug connector.the extension bracket can be a little combersome at first and the power "on" light flashes once when you first turn the switch to let you know you have
from www.amazon.com
the one thing i don't like is that the light indicating the battery life of the mic is covered by the foam windscreen.
from jazztrumpet216, www.shopping.com
pros: good sound quality, ease of use, battery lasts forever

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Easy To Setup, Strong Build Quality, Impedance: 1000 ohms

HHP Azden Lavaliere System

Best Price: $194.00

from www.bhphotovideo.com
they're a little "plasticky" in look and feel, as might be expected for the price, so handle carefully when opening battery compartment covers.
from www.amazon.com
the main thing i like about this system is the small battery operated receiver that i can place right on my camcorder.
from www.amazon.com
battery life seems to be good.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Great Portability, Strong Sensitivity, Impedance: 300 ohms

Audio-Technica PRO 88W-R35 Professional

Best Price: $179.00

from www.amazon.com
i have used a set of these for about 4 years and they have performed well except for fragile battery clips.
from www.amazon.com
another thing to get = rechargeable 9v batteries & charger.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Comfortable, Easy To Use, Professional Compatibility: Installed,Video Filming

Audio-Technica PRO-88W Consumer

Best Price: $146.00

from www.amazon.com
another thing to get = rechargeable 9v batteries & charger.
from www.amazon.com
i have used a set of these for about 4 years and they have performed well except for fragile battery clips.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Easy To Setup, Comfortable, Connectivity: Wireless

Behringer ULTRALINK UL2000M

Best Price: $242.00

from www.zzounds.com
only use rechargeables for studio.
from pwong64, www.shopping.com
cons: uses 9 v battery and the pop filter is a bit weak.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Good Portability, Clear Voice Quality, Frequency Response: 30 - 19000 Hz

Olympus ME-15 Consumer

Best Price: $28.00

from www.thenerds.net
this is just the ticket as there is no switch to turn on or off and no battery to replace when you most need it.
from www.amazon.com
i had a lapel mic that required a battery.
from www.amazon.com
ease of use without battery boost power.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Good Portability, Clear Voice Quality, Impedance: 2200 ohms

Azden 221HT Professional

Best Price: $485.00

from Joeacast@mac.com from Salem, OR, clickfrom.buy.com
already i have left it on and killed a battery because there was no light to remind me of it being turned on.
from www.amazon.com
there is no red light to let me know that the battery has enough charge or when to replace it.
from www.amazon.com
power is from a regular aa battery, nothing exotic.
from www.amazon.com
does not have a battery / on indicator light so you will never know if you accidently leave it on or when the battery dies, until you review the footage after the fact.

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Clear Voice Quality, Easy To Use, Frequency Response: 40 - 18000 Hz

MXL CUBE

Best Price: $99.00

from www.amazon.com
this microphone "works" with the 9-volt battery (the instructions for installing it as well as using optional phantom power are in the manual), but i found the recording level to be rather low, not
from www.amazon.com
the mic itself is pretty good though, other than the annoying placement of the battery which requires taking 4 parts off to get at it....
from www.amazon.com
i am buying a couple more for podcast and general recording of music, voice, guitar, etc...the option/versatility to go from battery power for the ultimate in portable recording (no phantom power
from www.amazon.com
trying to record on a pc sound card using only the 9v battery and the mic input was hopeless unless you want to record something very, very loud.
from www.amazon.com
in the add it says this "the mxl microphone included in the kit is battery powered rather than phantom powered" yet in the manual it says it requires a phantom power, that dont make 2 much sense 2 me

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Positives: Clear Sound Quality, Excellent Portability, Easy To Use, Impedance: 100 ohms

Audio-Technica ATR97 Consumer

Best Price: $25.00

from www.amazon.com
the one weakness is that there is no light to indicate that the unit is on, therefore it is possible to leave the unit on without knowing it, and run the battery down.
from www.amazon.com
since the mic uses a battery, i don't think the lack of a powered jack was the issue, but since i don't have a pc to test it on, i can't say any more than for mac users to stay away from this product.
from www.amazon.com
there are a few sketchy directions on the box.....only complaint so far: when you put in the battery and try to replace the little plastic lid over it, it is hard - maybe impossible - to get the lid

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Positives: Attractive Design, Comfortable, Nice Adjustability, Impedance: 1000 ohms

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Best Microphones for Battery Life

Nady Systems DKW-DUO Professional

Shure PGX24/SM58 Professional

Audio-Technica ATR-35S Professional

AKG C1000S Professional

Canon DM50 Consumer

Sennheiser EW112P-G2 Professional

Audio-Technica AT822 Professional

Azden SMX-10

Sony ECM-MS908C Professional

HHP Azden Lavaliere System

Audio-Technica PRO 88W-R35 Professional

Audio-Technica PRO-88W Consumer

Behringer ULTRALINK UL2000M

Olympus ME-15 Consumer

Azden 221HT Professional

MXL CUBE

Audio-Technica ATR97 Consumer

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