EK 3041 Receiver / SK 50 UHF

How's the range on these units, maybe compared with the 211's if
that's fair.
Thanks.

On Dec 23, 2:00 pm, wrote:
> On Dec 23, 9:22 am, "rapa...@ucla.edu" wrote:
>
> > Can anyone give their opinion the sennheiser EK 3041 Receiver / SK 50
> > UHF  combo. I have a gig that's going to be
> > all run and gun, Reality type, running around with five contestant.
> > Thanks for your help.
> > Happy holidays
>
> I own a number of these units and think they are great.  It's what we
> use on Apprentice, Hell's Kitchen, Last Comic Standing and a number of
> other shows.
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Low powered Sennheiser Tx will not give you near the range of a 100mW
Lectro pack.
But the sennheisers are still very solidly built and the sound quality
is great. The receivers can be a pain because theres no backlight and
they dont give you the info you're used to from a Lectro such as Tx
battery, Rf strength etc

jon chiles
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On Dec 24, 7:58 am, jonchiles wrote:
> Low powered Sennheiser Tx will not give you near the range of a 100mW
> Lectro pack.
> But the sennheisers are still very solidly built and the sound quality
> is great. The receivers can be a pain because theres no backlight and
> they dont give you the info you're used to from a Lectro such as Tx
> battery, Rf strength etc
>
> jon chiles

So these units cost more, don't have the range or functionality of a
lectro? Thyen what is their draw. I know i must be missing something?
Is it superior sound quality or ????
thanks
Ian
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On Dec 24, 1:36 pm, " "
wrote:
> On Dec 24, 7:58 am, jonchiles wrote:
>
> > Low powered Sennheiser Tx will not give you near the range of a 100mW
> > Lectro pack.
> > But the sennheisers are still very solidly built and the sound quality
> > is great. The receivers can be a pain because theres no backlight and
> > they dont give you the info you're used to from a Lectro such as Tx
> > battery, Rf strength etc
>
> > jon chiles
>
> So these units cost more, don't have the range or functionality of a
> lectro? Thyen what is their draw. I know i must be missing something?
> Is it superior sound quality or ????
> thanks
> Ian

They drop in the camera unislot?
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On Dec 24, 12:00 pm, wrote:
> On Dec 24, 1:36 pm, " "
>
>
>
> wrote:
> > On Dec 24, 7:58 am, jonchiles wrote:
>
> > > Low powered Sennheiser Tx will not give you near the range of a 100mW
> > > Lectro pack.
> > > But the sennheisers are still very solidly built and the sound quality
> > > is great. The receivers can be a pain because theres no backlight and
> > > they dont give you the info you're used to from a Lectro such as Tx
> > > battery, Rf strength etc
>
> > > jon chiles
>
> > So these units cost more, don't have the range or functionality of a
> > lectro? Thyen what is their draw. I know i must be missing something?
> > Is it superior sound quality or ????
> > thanks
> > Ian
>
> They drop in the camera unislot?

Thank you that makes sense.
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On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:58:20 -0500, jonchiles wrote
(in article
):

> Low powered Sennheiser Tx will not give you near the range of a 100mW
> Lectro pack.
> But the sennheisers are still very solidly built and the sound quality
> is great. The receivers can be a pain because theres no backlight and
> they dont give you the info you're used to from a Lectro such as Tx
> battery, Rf strength etc
>
> jon chiles

mileages may vary. Jon have you compared these two systems?

At 50 mW, an Audio Ltd 2040 outranges a 100mW of almost anything I've tested.

Regards,

Ty Ford

--Audio Equipment Reviews Audio Production Services
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Yes Ty,
I have worked with the sennheiser system and had far more drop outs
and range issues than with my Lectro 411/UM400s. I worked on a feature
where we had alot of range issues with Audio Ltd 2020's as well. We
ended up flying a boom with dipoles over some of the shots. We were
also on a remore location on the side of a mountain with no high power
TV antennaes in site.
I havent tried the 2040's but I'd love to get my hands on a set

jon chiles
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If you are going to compare slot receivers, then you should compare
the Senn to the Lectro SR two channel slot receiver.
http://www.lectrosonics.com/hybrid/sr/sr.htm

Cheers,
LarryF
Lectro

On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:39:32 -0800 (PST), " "
wrote:

>On Dec 24, 12:00 pm, wrote:
>> On Dec 24, 1:36 pm, " "
>>
>>
>>
>> wrote:
>> > On Dec 24, 7:58 am, jonchiles wrote:
>>
>> > > Low powered Sennheiser Tx will not give you near the range of a 100mW
>> > > Lectro pack.
>> > > But the sennheisers are still very solidly built and the sound quality
>> > > is great. The receivers can be a pain because theres no backlight and
>> > > they dont give you the info you're used to from a Lectro such as Tx
>> > > battery, Rf strength etc
>>
>> > > jon chiles
>>
>> > So these units cost more, don't have the range or functionality of a
>> > lectro? Thyen what is their draw. I know i must be missing something?
>> > Is it superior sound quality or ????
>> > thanks
>> > Ian
>>
>> They drop in the camera unislot?
>
>Thank you that makes sense.
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"jonchiles" wrote in message

I worked on a feature
> where we had alot of range issues with Audio Ltd 2020's as well. We
> ended up flying a boom with dipoles over some of the shots. We were
> also on a remore location on the side of a mountain with no high power
> TV antennaes in site.

From my experience, the more remote the location and the fewer reflective
surfaces like buildings, structures and pavement, the more difficult the
reception issues become as it really gets down to one path/line of site to
the receiver.
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On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 08:35:54 -0500, ¤R¼..-¦°€•*¦*b€rt°• wrote
(in article ):

> On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:42:37 -0500, Ty Ford
> schreef:
>
>
>> mileages may vary. Jon have you compared these two systems?
>>
>> At 50 mW, an Audio Ltd 2040 outranges a 100mW of almost anything I've
>> tested.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Ty Ford
>
> Might have to do also with the used diversity system. The Audio ltd
> uses a different system compared to the Lectro's.
>
> Another thing, these Audio ltd's must be a bargain in the US, since
> the British Pound is dropping very fast versus the Dollar.
>
> I still wonder what the UK list price of these newer Audio LTD models
> is...most importers/distributors in Europe are not that fast in
> foreign exchange correction, i noticed over the years.
>
> R

Prices dropping on Audio Ltd. in the US? A nice dream, but they've been
sucking up the swing the other way for so long, I doubt we'll see a drop.

Regards,

Ty Ford




--Audio Equipment Reviews Audio Production Services
Acting and Voiceover Demos http://www.tyford.com
Guitar player?:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWaPRHMGhGA
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"¤R¼..-¦°?.*¦*b?rt°." wrote in message

> On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 10:42:57 -0500, Ty Ford
> schreef:
>
>
>>Prices dropping on Audio Ltd. in the US? A nice dream, but they've been
>>sucking up the swing the other way for so long, I doubt we'll see a drop.
>
> The British pound has lost almost 25 % in the last 4 months to the
> dollar.
> http://j4.forexpf.ru/delta/graph_popup.jsp?type=GBP/USD&port=
> tells me it is 1,46 to the dollar, instead of 2.10 to the dollar.
>
> to the Euro it is almost 1 pound to the Euro. ( 0,96 pound to 1 Euro )
>
> That means they must be 25 % lower. If not, the vendor is not up to
> date, to say it gentle.
>
> Regards, R.


I suppose if one were to import them directly you might be able to get a
better US price but the problem seems that Audio Ltd. have always been
ridiculously high priced in the US and even with a little relief from the
exchange rate it would be difficult to justify. I think their pricing and
not their quality has always been the sticking point with US buyers and the
reason one rarely if ever sees an Audio Limited RF system anywhere in the
US. The only place I've ever seen one in my 20 years has been at the NAB
show. Never seen one in use by anyone and have only read about their use in
the US by dramatic mixers.
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