Review ID: 34752

Review Text: 20-30 ft normal use, 100ft clear line of sight. Straight out of the box, add two AA batteries and it is ready to use. My first attempt at using this system was with an older USB-A to USB-C adapter and the included extension cable to an Android phone. Sound quality was crisp, clear and steady compared to the built-in phone microphone. However, when walking with a person wearing the transmitter and another recording it would constantly break up at about 20-30 feet. I then found a newer USB adapter and didn't use the extension wire but was getting breaking audio while both moving at about 30-40 feet. Although, with the receiver remaining stable and open line of sight I could walk 100 feet away with the transmitter and still have the same level of recording audio, example photo. There were some occasional breaks when turning the transmitter away from the receiver though. I then tried this plugged to a battery pack and used the line port to the mic-in on my camcorder and it had less breaks in audio. I am assuming the battery pack is providing a slightly higher and stable power source compared to the phone, that is trying to do all its other functions at the same time. What this comes down to is that it is situational on the range, but in a stable clear line of sight environment it can get 100 feet. As mentioned, the recording quality is clear and crisp without any noticeable delay. You can adjust the gain on the transmitter to pick up audio even easier, but it has a very odd way of adjusting it with an included small screwdriver. This does make it so that the gain isn't something that can easily be adjusted by accident or with curious fingers, but seems old. When using the device to USB, you can use a set of headphones to monitor the audio at the same time and may have had an effect on the shortened range when I was using the Android phone. Overall, this can be discrete looking and good for normal movement and recording at about 20-30 feet. If you want further you must pay attention to the clear line of sight and stable receiver.

Gold Attribute: {'Brand': 'samson', 'Color Category': 'black', 'Color': 'black'}

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