I currently am serving as the technical director for a small community theatre. Out of 7 Electro-Voice RE-2 wireless lavalier systems the group started with, only four remain functional (the other three with transmitters having given way to moisture damage through less than stellar care).
So we are looking to start rebuilding our wireless audio system. While this will be a long term and gradual project for the group, we are looking to start purchasing additional wireless lavalier systems to increase our working stock of units. However, the current budget we are looking at only sits around $1,700.
I'm thinking the best bet for now is probably to seek out replacement transmitters for the three out-of-commission EV RE-2s, as I doubt we could find decent transmitter/receiver combos for a comparable cost, and then purchase Countryman B3 mics to pair with them. That should get us back to the seven working units and leaving about $200 left in the budget.
However, I am open to alternate suggestions. Are there decent mic-less transmitter/receiver systems that could be paired with the Countrymans that would be comparable in cost to the replacement RE-2 transmitters? If not, moving forward, what should we be considering is a starting cost for a reasonably priced but decent full wireless set (assuming we will be replacing the stock lav with the B3s)?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Best regards,
Stuart
So we are looking to start rebuilding our wireless audio system. While this will be a long term and gradual project for the group, we are looking to start purchasing additional wireless lavalier systems to increase our working stock of units. However, the current budget we are looking at only sits around $1,700.
I'm thinking the best bet for now is probably to seek out replacement transmitters for the three out-of-commission EV RE-2s, as I doubt we could find decent transmitter/receiver combos for a comparable cost, and then purchase Countryman B3 mics to pair with them. That should get us back to the seven working units and leaving about $200 left in the budget.
However, I am open to alternate suggestions. Are there decent mic-less transmitter/receiver systems that could be paired with the Countrymans that would be comparable in cost to the replacement RE-2 transmitters? If not, moving forward, what should we be considering is a starting cost for a reasonably priced but decent full wireless set (assuming we will be replacing the stock lav with the B3s)?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Best regards,
Stuart