MM-Dual Ear PSM Pro Series Dual Earset Microphone

[jtvd]

I recently came across the MM audio Dual Ear headset mics online and I'm wondering if anyone has personal experience with either these or other MM audio headsets. I did come across one great review on here but I'm wondering if anyone else has used them. They seem too good to be true.


This is the product in question: MM Audio - The Next Generation of Pro Audio Equipment

 

[jonliles]

I have 8 of them.The work very well. They claim to be as good as the Countrymans - I've not been able to discern the difference. The only drawback is the cable is not field replaceable like the Countrymans - but that is a $200 tradeoff I am willing to live with. Incidently, these have been through more than 30 performances. I did have to repair one connector (damaged caused by a small child playing with his wireless pack). They get stuck in a zip top bag and forgotten about until the next performance.

 

[mbenonis]

Do another search...I've heard they're not all they're cracked up to be. Especially in the reliability department...

 

[MisterTim]

http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/sound-music-intercom/18734-microphone-madness-mics.html

They claim to be as good as the Countrymans - I've not been able to discern the difference.

Do you also have Countryman E6s to compare to? Go listen again. There's a very discernable difference, if not a particularly bad or dealbreaking one.

 

[jtvd]

Thank you. Based on your reply I am assuming you have done the side-by-side? I work at a private high school and we have 16 Audio Technica 4000 series units with 8 countryman E6 headsets and 8 Audio Technica Lavs we use as hair-mics or guide them over the ear and tape them high on the cheek. The lavs we use are all black and I was just seeing if there was any cheaper alternative to the Countryman headsets.

http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/sound-music-intercom/18734-microphone-madness-mics.html


Do you also have Countryman E6s to compare to? Go listen again. There's a very discernable difference, if not a particularly bad or dealbreaking one.

 

[MisterTim]

Thank you. Based on your reply I am assuming you have done the side-by-side? I work at a private high school and we have 16 Audio Technica 4000 series units with 8 countryman E6 headsets and 8 Audio Technica Lavs we use as hair-mics or guide them over the ear and tape them high on the cheek. The lavs we use are all black and I was just seeing if there was any cheaper alternative to the Countryman headsets.

There are cheaper alternatives in between E6s and MM-PSMs. (such as the Samson SE50)

Yes I've done the side by side, but audio quality isn't really the reason I'd buy an E6 over an MM-PSM, at least not for high school. Longevity is a big factor though.

I shan't repeat myself; I explain all my experiences in the other thread. If budget is your most important factor, then MM-PSM's aren't going to kill you. Just know that they do definitely have a partial 'too good to be true' factor.

 

[museav]

Don't forget that in practical use all the other elements of your space and your sound system and it's operation may impact any differences in sound quality. In a recent workshop we were all reminded of how much a poor acoustical environment and high ambient noise levels can hide both a myriad of deficiencies in and many of the subtleties of any equipment.

 

[jkowtko]

I second Brad's advice -- unless you have a very high end sound system and a production with a high quality vocal numbers and a low noise floor, there is a good chance that you will not hear the difference in mics over all of the other factors at play. Just basic mic placement on the cheek vs forehead makes a world of difference in sound that I'll bet most mics won't be able to overcome.

Fyi I use B3s for theatrical mounting, and we have a few E6i's for band shows, but I also bought a bunch of Tom-Audio HS2200 mics -- very cheap in both price and construction quality -- and with a band playing onstage I could not hear the difference between these and the E6i (even A/B'ed over solo headphones) ...

 

[metti]

Fyi I use B3s for theatrical mounting,.

I tend to use B3s, B6s, 4060s, and MKE2s for theatre work since I like to try and hide mics which is obviously pretty much impossible with E6i's and their equivalents. Anyway, has anybody tried the MM-PSM-L mics versus one of the more accepted sub-miniature lavs. At that price I would be interested to try them in place of B3s if they are any good.

 

[PWSearcey]

Does anyone have a suggestion of another less-expensive over-ear miniboom mic that will come close the the countyman E6? I need to purchase 23 of them for an AT 4000 series system for a high school production of Les Mis.
-PWSearcey

 

[TimmyP1955]

Other than the wimpy ear loop (I understand one can request a stiffer one) I have no complaints with the MM omnis as compared to E6 omnis. (I've never compared them, but never had more trouble getting the sound I want from one to another.)