Which one to choose?

[adude23]

Hi there guys really need your help i need a 'quick fix' cheapish radio uhf mic and iwant your opinion on which one is better i have two and i would like all of your opinions please

1 - CITRONIC MP16UHF (CITRONIC MP16UHF WIRELESS HANDHELD MICROPHONE DIVERSITY SYSTEM: Phase One: DJ and Disco Stuff)
2 - Behringer UL2000M (DJ Store | DJ Equipment | Behringer UL2000M UHF Radio Microphone System :: £129.00)

Which one would you choose?
thanks for your help
~Adude~

[Eboy87]

Application being?

[adude23]

Sorry, The application would be mainly concert/stage based
cheers
~Adude~

[lieperjp]

I don't know about that Behringer. We bought two at my high school, brand new out of box didn't work. It works well if, and only if, the mic stays in one location without moving. If a person is holding it and moving around, it cuts out for a second or two every 5-10 seconds. We ended up returning them and buying some Audio-Technica mics.

[adude23]

ahh thank you i will take that into consideration personally i like the look of the citronic one much better but wasn't sure any other comments guys?

[Eboy87]

What's your budget for these?

[adude23]

Well I've whittled it down to these to mics which are the same price so im really looking to chose between the two

[waynehoskins]

Just be aware, you get what you pay for in a radio mic. You take every possible failure mode of a wired microphone, and then you add a fragile radio link.

I won't go any cheaper than Sennheiser EW100 for my stuff (which is ballpark $500 a transmitter-receiver set).

There are only a few manufacturers who I trust with (1) designing and (2) constructing a UHF FM link radio set, the transmitter of which (and its antenna) is to be mounted within or tethered to a handheld or bodyworn microphone, and neither of the two you listed are in there.

You unfortunately get what you pay for.

[audioslavematt]

Another vote for not wasting your money. Invest what you were planning to spend on this into a quality wired handheld or two. (Audix OM series for this application would be good.) As Mr. Ladue says, living in a Behringer world is worth any one's time. The other company, I've never even heard of.

[Eboy87]

Agreed with the rest. I kept asking because I'd save your money and wait to get a good (better?) quality mic. Especially with RF mics; you get what you pay for. A vote here for the Senni stuff. Save your money and either go with a wired or save for a good wireless.