Saramonic TX-XLR9 Plug-on XLR Transmitter for UwMIC9 Digital UHF Wireless Microphone System

This is for the Saramonic TX-XLR9 Plug-on Transmitter.I have used this for a couple of shoots so far. having never used the big brand version of these (sony, sennheiser, etc.) I don't have much to compare them to, but they seem to work great. The audio quality is the same as if I had plugged the mic straight into the recorder (Zoom H4N). The mic was never farther then 30 feet from the receiver though.Honestly for $150 this is an absolute steal, I have used it with both a sennheiser 835 and a rode ntg-2. The only thing I would potentially dock points on this for would be the battery life (2 hours on high setting) but using standard AA batteries means I always have a couple spares laying around.

rating it 4 stars for a working product but confusing model. buyers should know that the product they ship out is the yellow version, which has no way of changing sensitivity on the transmitter.

This wasn't cheap, cheaper than the Sony, but still not cheap, and it doesn't work nearly as well as a sony. Also, make note the way this plugs in to the XLR male is tricky due to a small sleave around the base.

Using a RODE NTG-3, there is no way to get good audio from this. As soon as you can hear it, you'll notice the mic is over-driving and distorting. The transmitter has no way to adjust the input gain from your microphone, so no matter what you do with your fader or gain in your recorder, you will have annoying distortion.I contacted Saramonics about this, even sending them samples. This is the response I got:"I can certainly hear the difference however slight.I will say that when plugging a microphone in via XLR versus going wireless, you’re going to hear a stark contrast.This is with our system as well as any wireless system on the market with the exception of extraordinarily high priced systems like Zaxcom, or Lectronics.The reason this is, is because wireless systems have to compress and then expand the audio signal, compressing at the transmitter and expanding at the receiver.You will also notice a difference in the frequency response because the high highs in the low lows are often rolled off, or removed.This is because the system does that to save resources, it can only send so much data wirelessly, or because it cannot handle the full frequency response, many times it’s because of all three reasons.The Rode NTG3 is a fantastic microphone and is capable of some extraordinary detail and a hugely wide frequency response.Unfortunately wireless, especially in this price point is not capable of re-creating that kind of detail.I will always tell anyone if you can run the cable, run the cable to the mic, you’re going to get great sound no matter what.If you can’t run the cable and need to go wireless you’re going to have some limitations from the original sound source.I can fully understand if this is not up to your needs.In that case I would certainly suggest that you return to the dealer your purchased the TX-XLR9 from for a refund.But I will also let you know, you are likely to get this type of limitation even with wireless systems that are twice the price.You will get some better sound out of a system that cost $800, like this Sennheiser, but with the shotgun plugged in via XLR, you would have to spend more than twice that to get something where you could not tell the difference, and for that I would suggest Lectronics 400 series at about $2500.Best Regards,Garry"I went ahead and sold all my Saramonics after this, and invested in Sennheiser wireless G4 500 series stuff - I got two body packs, two great sounding lavs, and an XLR transmitter that has input gain control for the same price as the Lectrosonics transmitter alone, and I've been pretty happy since then.TL;DR - It runs the gain too hot on your mic and you can't adjust it, the company technicians told me "What did you expect at this price?". Unusable for my client work.

I like the value of Saraminic products. For an amateur filmmaker, this and the cavalier system does what I need. It produces a good strong signal and I can run it direct to camera or to a Zoom field recorder as the need arises. All dialogue must be scrutinized in post which is the nature of the beast with any system. Connect this to a crappy mic, you transmit a crappy sound- obvious. I haven't truly tested the distance limits but rated for 300 feet. I went maybe 30 feet away? I can see some cool applications with news reporting on the fly or making a pole mounted boom cord-free for location shots. This is good stuff and I encourage you to give it a try to see how it fits into your world. Fits into mine just fine!

The media could not be loaded. **Please Note that this review is very similar to the my review of the RX-XLR 9.I haven’t been able to get the ‘IR Match’ functions to work. Instead I just coordinate my frequency with wireless workbench everyday. The English manual is poorly written, and not very helpful.The Transmitter and Receiver both suck a lot of battery power in High RF mode. Duracell ProCells last about 1hr, while Panasonic EneLoop last about 2-3hrs.That aside, I’m happy with my purchase. I use this with smaart for wireless PA calibration. It seems to have pretty good commanding, solid transmission, and linear in frequency response down to 50hz.

Sound quality is really good

First one was defective. Sencond one works but Mic to transmitter connection required gaffer tape to keep contact. Better used with locking xlr on the mic. Most mics don't have locking xlr connection. Suggest manufacturer make a tighter fit for non locking xlr mics.