MisterTim
Active Member
This is a review of Microphone Madness mics based on my experience in the last year or so of using them.
PLEASE SEE THE ADDENDUM
Little bit of background: high school theater, 8-channel TOA wireless system (circa 1990) and 8 channels of EW100G2. We have Countryman E6s on all the Sennheisers now and I wanted to also put E6s on a few of the Toas. My boss overruled me and bought the MM-PSM Pros instead. (6 of them)
We got them 13 months ago, and this is my summary:
1. Build quality is awful. The microphone itself is, for lack of a better word, very 'floppy.' It feels like it is trying to emulate the flexibility of the E6i and failing miserably. I cannot make it stay on anybody's head without tape.
2. The cable is awful. Several of the mics already have holes in the jacket just from kinking. The ones that don't have holes are bumpy and twisted up. (yes I realise this is from accidental abuse and improper cable handling, but the E6s have been subject to at least twice the use, so my judgement is in comparison to the E6)
3. They apparently have very little water toleration. Just a few days ago one completely died from sweat. The wearer was not even a heavy sweater; I dried it out for a few days with no luck.
4. Frequency response is decent, though lacking a bit in the high end. Overall they sound like what they are, that is, E6 knockoffs.
5. Both the capsule cap and the cable are perma-attached. Warranty is 1-year.
Considering the primary users are students, these mics get a relatively high level of abuse. However, I always use the E6s first, and this is only the second show I have had to pull any of the MM-PSMs out. Every single one of the E6s works perfectly, even the ones that are now 4 years old. As far as the company itself goes, I have no knowledge.
This goes without saying, but YMMV.
Edited: The Countrymans do not have a lifetime warranty as previously stated (and later removed)
Addendum: My review is partially based on an MM-PSM costing $180 and an E6/E6i costing $275, because this is what we paid for them. Mathematically speaking, I will certainly not get anywhere near 65% of the use out of the MM-PSMs that I have out of the E6s. Based on the more correct average prices of $100 and $300 respectively, I can see the MM-PSM being a more justified purchase, though I still stand by my original opinion that it is not worth it.
PLEASE SEE THE ADDENDUM
Little bit of background: high school theater, 8-channel TOA wireless system (circa 1990) and 8 channels of EW100G2. We have Countryman E6s on all the Sennheisers now and I wanted to also put E6s on a few of the Toas. My boss overruled me and bought the MM-PSM Pros instead. (6 of them)
We got them 13 months ago, and this is my summary:
1. Build quality is awful. The microphone itself is, for lack of a better word, very 'floppy.' It feels like it is trying to emulate the flexibility of the E6i and failing miserably. I cannot make it stay on anybody's head without tape.
2. The cable is awful. Several of the mics already have holes in the jacket just from kinking. The ones that don't have holes are bumpy and twisted up. (yes I realise this is from accidental abuse and improper cable handling, but the E6s have been subject to at least twice the use, so my judgement is in comparison to the E6)
3. They apparently have very little water toleration. Just a few days ago one completely died from sweat. The wearer was not even a heavy sweater; I dried it out for a few days with no luck.
4. Frequency response is decent, though lacking a bit in the high end. Overall they sound like what they are, that is, E6 knockoffs.
5. Both the capsule cap and the cable are perma-attached. Warranty is 1-year.
Considering the primary users are students, these mics get a relatively high level of abuse. However, I always use the E6s first, and this is only the second show I have had to pull any of the MM-PSMs out. Every single one of the E6s works perfectly, even the ones that are now 4 years old. As far as the company itself goes, I have no knowledge.
This goes without saying, but YMMV.
Edited: The Countrymans do not have a lifetime warranty as previously stated (and later removed)
Addendum: My review is partially based on an MM-PSM costing $180 and an E6/E6i costing $275, because this is what we paid for them. Mathematically speaking, I will certainly not get anywhere near 65% of the use out of the MM-PSMs that I have out of the E6s. Based on the more correct average prices of $100 and $300 respectively, I can see the MM-PSM being a more justified purchase, though I still stand by my original opinion that it is not worth it.
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