BOYA Dual Channel Wireless Lavalier Microphone BY XM6 S4 and S6 Review – Good wireless microphones for USB-C and Lightning

1 - Introduction and background story 2 - Technical data and features 3 - Practical use, videos and conclusion

Practical use

First of all, here’s an example of what the iPhone’s built-in microphone sounds like, and it’s the very video clip that talks about my microphone disaster. Let’s keep that in mind or ear when we look at the other clips:

Here we see the tour of the trade fair with and at Sharkoon, where I had clamped the Boya directly to the neckline of good Andrej. There was no other way and the optionally supplied cable microphones are definitely not for such noisy environments.

This is exactly what you can compare here. I had wired myself with the lavalier microphone and the TX on my belt, while my conversation partners always had the TX clipped to their collar or neckline. My lavalier microphone at least sat above the first button, but it didn’t help. The built-in microphone is much more suitable due to the reduced sensitivity from behind, even if everyone has to wear a black brick on their lapel.

Here I have solved the whole thing completely without external microphones and only directly with the two TX. And you really have to bear in mind how loud the background was and how many colleagues and PR staff were chattering away.

Incidentally, I once had the USB-Boya with me in the video studio for the sake of interest and plugged the RX into an A socket in the recording PC via an adapter. The TX is in my trouser pocket and my neckband microphone is clamped to the optional microphone cable. It actually held quite well and you can’t really hear any difference in the video between the expensive analog Sennheiser wireless link and the Boya. Only the quality of the expensive microphone is of course significantly better, but the transmission is fine. Incidentally, I recorded the most recent video with this Frankenstein construct and the Boya’s batteries last at least four times as long as the two AA Eneloop batteries in the Sennheiser TX.

Summary and conclusion

That’s enough examples for now – after all, I’m not a Boya ambassador, but a satisfied user. As such, I always stop at the price, although similar wireless systems such as a RØDE Wireless GO II are of course not cheaper, but not better. I also bought the GO version and now only use it occasionally. The somewhat excessive background noise and sporadic dropouts from a distance of around 10 meters bothered me. In my opinion, this device, which was overhyped by vloggers, was a huge mistake.

At just under 220 euros for the S4 (Lightning) and S6 (USB-C) versions without and the K versions for around 260 to 300 euros with a charging cradle, a Boya product like this is in the middle of the price range. But it’s good, and that’s what matters in the end. If you want to sound good, you have to suffer and bleed. But it can be more expensive and hardly better. In just over 3 weeks, we’ll be back and you’ll be able to experience the S6 live and in action again. That will be the continuation of this product presentation.

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