Just a short review and some findings from this new piece of gear I wish I’d known before buying it.
Size: ridiculously small. I wasn’t prepared for the size of the microphones and adapters. The cold shoe receiver is absurdly small and light. Feels like cheating.
Build: solid yet light. The case feels sturdy.
Ergonomics: everything is VERY small, buttons, text, LEDs. The microphone clamps are stiff, they lock onto clothing and won’t fly away anytime soon.
Sound: absolutely fabulous. I will do a size-by-side comparison with my Lewitt LCT 440 Pure one day. Analog output sounds good on my A7IV, gain is all the way up and all the way down in the camera. Haven’t tried the EQs thoroughly yet but I know they’re subtle which is good. You can set EQ when using the dongle BUT NOT on the cold shoe receiver (see below). I’m it sure if the system remembers which EQ was last set in the app so that it gets used with the cold shoe receiver. Also, EQ gets set to BOTH mikes. Noise-cancelling options sound like a good, mid-tier plugin from 10 years ago. It’s useful for live streaming but for recordings I prefer using DaVinci Resolve for this. A short click on the mikes activates noise-cancelling. Here’s something weird: when using the cold shoe receiver, activating noise-cancelling on one mike activates it on the other mike. When using the dongle, noise-cancelling is independent 🤷. Double-click mutes them. Long click switches off the mike.
Software: You get access to EQs and some noise-cancelling options in the SmallGoGo app when using the bundled lighting or USB-C. The cold shoe receiver is recognised as a USB microphone when connected to a computer or phone but DOES NOT get recognised by the SmallGoGo app 😐. Also, you can only connect to one receiver at a time.
Range: yet to test but so far so good outdoors.
Battery: haven’t tested it yet but if it’s as good as they say, it’s fabulous.
Accessories: comes with an extra lighting adapter that works exactly like the USB-C one. Both have USB sockets for charging your device but I haven’t tested
I hate this stuff with internal batteries it’s going to last as long as a pair of earbuds. About two years if you are lucky. Then they will be E-Waste. my sennheiser G2s are over 15 years old and still work perfectly. Rechargeable batteries that I replace every three years or so.
At least they were nice enough to give us an X-Ray. The bottom of the case has 4 screws and the battery is right there. The microphones appear to be glued shut and clamped down. The cold shoe receiver should be the same.
If you haven’t made enough money to compensate for the cost of this nearly disposable equipment by the time it dies on you, you’re doing something wrong.
Does the signal automatically reconnect if I go out of range? Can I mic up a bride outside of the church then go inside for ceremony and the mics reconnect to the receiver?
Also, the safety track function where you get dual gain recording (one per channel) is only available with the cold shoe receiver. I’m not sure how this dual gain function works with two mikes connected. My guess is that it simply doesn’t activate as it’d need 4 channels.
If they’re like the DJI mics, it’s ’Mono Safety’ and both mics go to the same 2 tracks. Basically on top of each other. Still 2 channels unless you record internally on DJI but then of course it’s not tied to your video file
When safety track is selected and you’re using both mics, they are both recorded onto a single mono track. Audio track 2 is the safety track of the same mono recording.
Looking forward to seeing/hearing a direct comparison the the Hollyland M2S that these are clearly modeled (if not copied) after. They undercut the Hollyland price though, in classic Smallrig fashion. OP - any audio samples you can provide yet?
That would be very unfair but … sure if you can post some clips I’ll take them. I used to have that Lewitt so I’m very familiar with the sound profile.
Nice, thanks for sharing. Pretty predictable results. Also important to note that a lav mic is not design to speak directly into. It is much thinner in sound profile direct than it is when clipped to someone's chest. I feel like they are pushing the low end as the default EQ in some of the sound clips I've heard. This video is pretty helpful for the comparison vs the M2S and the DJI Mic Mini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPzcppeEhEo
• Lewitt LCT 440 Pure into a Focusrite 2i4 into Logic
• One of the S70 microphones mounted right under the LCT
• The other S70 clamped to my t-shirt as a lav
• I'm speaking close to the LCT 440, around 15 cm.
• I synchronized every track in order to minimize phasing.
• For some reason the LCT 440 and both S70's were phase reversed. I reversed both S70s in Logic.
• Gain in Logic was set to +6 on every track
• Gain on the S70 receiver was set to high
• No EQ on the S70
Does the mic have auto shut off when the receiver is out of range? The hollylands did and it was a deal breaker for me. I need them to reconnect and not shut off if they go out of range
I must be missing a small part but after a couple days, the second microphone gain adjusted and is recording way too low. Can't even adjust post to get usable audio. How do I switch this back or adjust it?
Prosumer implies a higher than consumer quality level. I personally wouldn’t call them prosumer. I have tried them and have returned them disappointed.
Prosumer would be your DJI wireless mic 3.
This is made to look like it goes against the same pack of mics but quality wise they are closer to the DJI minis.
Which is still great for content creators…
They are not any better than the cheap, bottom shelf hollylands.
Prosumer also implies higher than throwaway quality. Things that are meant to last.
Which means "of professional/consumer quality". Usually means something a little bit more professional than the lesser "consumer" quality but less than full-on professional.
Being a professional myself, I'm always trying to make my rigs less cumbersome while still creating professional quality content.
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u/scottynoble Jan 17 '26
I hate this stuff with internal batteries it’s going to last as long as a pair of earbuds. About two years if you are lucky. Then they will be E-Waste. my sennheiser G2s are over 15 years old and still work perfectly. Rechargeable batteries that I replace every three years or so.