Sennheiser XSW 1-835 Dual Channel Wireless Microphone System,Black

They are sennheisers! What more can I say!? These are great mics. Easy to set up and sound fantastic. They are crisp and clear. Lightweight, and have a decent range! Great vocal mics!

Good microphones at a good price

Just what we were looking for.

So far, I'm impressed but not thrilled. These mics are decent, reasonable mics and for the cost I would say they are an OK buy. Fresh out of the box, I've had the chance to power them up and try them out just a little and there are some good things and some bad. First, the good.They are easy to get rolling. A few quirks that you NEED to know about the power button at the bottom of the mic and the sync of the mics to the receivers but there are several good videos available that teach all that.... watch them.Good sound quality, they use the Sennheiser 835 capsule and that is a good sounding mic for almost any vocal application.They work well (so far) strait forward and easy plug in and set up. They eat AA batteries like candy so get some rechargeable batteries, it will save you money in the long run.I like that it will deliver either mic signal or line signal to the output. Handy when you want to plug it into a simple amp or amplified speaker that needs line signal.The kit is pretty complete, mics, clips, receiver, power supply is a little sketchy but if I have to I can probably replace it later if need be, and it comes with batteries. Nice box and delivered promptly. Instructions were basic pictorial so go find some videos to help you with setup.Now for the bad. They are plastic, probably not for serious gigging and repeated stage use. If you will treat them gently, they will probably last, but if you're rough on your gear, spend extra and get better.They are really susceptible to handling noise, probably due to being plastic. Any movement of your hands on the microphone is audible. You can minimize some of the noise by changing the pad settings on the microphone (there are 4 settings available 0 to -30db) but the more pad you set, the more preamp you need to use and you will hear hiss (unless you have a REALLY quiet preamp).As I said before, the feature of mic or line signal is nice but when you bump it to line signal the change in noise ratio is very noticeable and not in a good way.I would say that these are not Sennheiser's best quality by far but they also aren't as expensive as the really good digital mics that Sennheiser makes. So, if you have a budget and you will use these in a careful way, on a stand most of the time, I think they are a good buy.If you're looking for hardcore mics that will stand a beating and have impeccable sound quality all around, spend the bucks and get better quality.Now that I've had them a couple of days, I've used these mics in a live stage situation and I like them. The battery usage is better than I thought it would be, I used rechargeable batteries and they lasted the entire 6 hours of time and still had plenty of battery left at the end, I'll be curious to see how long they will actually go before dying.The sound quality is really very good, a little heavy in top end but nothing a good EQ won't fix. But I'd say normal for a dynamic handheld mic.I did find a tiny bit of interference with one of the channels. When the receiver sees constant interference it skips that channel (when you set the channels by scan) but when the interference is intermittent, it won't know to skip that channel so you can have some problems. Syncing the mic requires you to have the mic in proximity to the box so you might have to stop, re-sync the mic to a new frequency and that might be a bit inconvenient if you're in a live show so try the mics for a few minutes before show start to make sure you are clear of interference.These mics will take gentle handling but you will hear any bump or movement of the mic stand. You will not be able to avoid it even with the highest pad setting on the mic.Still 4 of 5 stars... I'll keep posting as I use these more.

Out of the box these sound 10 times better than any other set in their price range. They work well for speaking. I swapped out a speakers microphone at an event recently with one of these and the first thing he said was “wow I like this one so much better”But they really shine with singers. This sound is comparable to a sennheiser E835 but they have a little more presence in my opinion. Not quite as bright as an E935, but they lean in that direction.I have used every mic available on this planet, over the course of my career, and I own half of them. Sennheiser is just the best. Always. Period. I guarantee you won’t be disappointed if you buy these.

First take too long ship to my house, 2nd some times is make a pop noise with no reason 🤷‍♂️3rd then after I try using 2 microphone when I turn both microphone on then so noisy erratic start little noise then no sound come out either microphone WTH then I saw the left side on receiver have small LED is blinking seem like our battery of Microphone then I check both microphone have brand new battery come out from the box why is is dead, but when I checked is still show full battery so I know there is no problem batteries, so I unplug connection the right hand micro phone & turn off microphone then the left side is working have sound come out but so weak like some clogged of microphone or some things, no matter what I do will not able get both phone work 😡😡😡😡 really is this for sure make by Senneisher or some kind aftermarket made then sennheiser Corp put their brand name on it selling here $649 ?? I check this was made by Taiwan not German & also I saw a lot bad feed back some with my problems which I don’t believe my own eyes & my own ears this really big pos product sennhieser made or buy from one else made put their name on it .. mam this product is really piss me off , cost to much $ to buy I expect this better my old sennheiser clone instead this is worse then my clone sennheiser which I have using over 10-15 years now both battery start get an weak that y try too look spend $ buy sennheiser realize is terrible made then clone & shure 😡😡😡😡😡Hell no I do NOT recommend no body in the world buy this pos product hate it not happy with this is NOT sennheiser made for 100% I can guaranty u 👎👎👎👎👎👎

the mics works in our church sanctuary in all areas of the main hall. good distance and works great w/o interference

One of the best microphone for church, it’s worth the price as items.