Maono Wave T5 Wireless Microphone Kit Unveiled
It seems to me that in the new year, accessory manufacturers are switching to the production of something more interesting and in demand than microphone radio systems, which the market is not so much flooded with as "over-oceaned". There are too many offers. How to choose? The answer is simple - by price, determining a price range for yourself, after which you choose the manufacturer you trust. You can also watch blogger reviews, although this is an extremely subjective story.
There is another way - to choose microphones from a manufacturer with a big name and a long history, which has been producing microphones for many years, which has a line of devices to solve a variety of tasks. For example, one such manufacturer is Maono, which today introduced its Wave T5 radio kit.
The Wave T5 kit resembles competitor sets - 48 kHz/24-bit sound has already become a de facto standard in such systems, as has the intelligent noise reduction system with various modes. Here, however, there are 14 noise reduction adjustment modes, and you don't know whether to rejoice or be upset about it, since such a number of settings can easily confuse the user, especially beginners.
Click to Mute temporary muting is in place, the Hold to Shoot function is also there. The battery allows the kit to work for 30 hours, meaning the total battery life away from the outlet using the charging case; separately, the components can work continuously for 9 hours, after which they will have to be recharged using the case.
The microphone transmitter itself has a "pill" form factor and a magnetic design; it strongly resembles a similar one in the Hollyland Lark M2 kit, a review of which I did not so long ago and was very pleased with it. By the way, I now notice the Lark M2 on the chest of many famous bloggers; the thing is undoubtedly convenient, and it produces surprisingly high-quality sound for such a tiny thing.
The range of the Wave T5 is 300 meters; there are various voice recording settings: Vocal, Magnetic, Warm, and Bright. This means that you can sing into the microphone, although many claim that such systems are not designed for making music... It would be very interesting to try.
The Wave T5 microphone kit is versatile. The combined set includes:
- USB Type-C receiver for smartphones and MacBooks
- Lightning receiver for iPhone 14 - 6 models
- 3.5mm receiver for cameras and other recorders
- Two transmitter microphones
- Charging case
- 4 cables, accessories
- Bag for the whole set, which fits everything, including the charging case
You can purchase either a combined set for $150 or various sets separately; for example, a set with a camera receiver costs $129. Among the disadvantages is the lack of detailed technical specifications on the manufacturer's website, as well as a rather large logo on the transmitter microphone. Although there is a meaning in a large logo - I was drawn to the Hollyland logo in the Lark M2. For those who do not like the logo, black fabric electrical tape will help; by the way, it does not glare in the frame.
It is strange that the manufacturer offers to connect a receiver with a 3.5 mm audio jack to the computer, although it would be more logical to use a USB Type-C receiver for this, sending a digitized signal to the computer via USB... As they suggest doing with a MacBook; and what, I wonder, is a Windows laptop worse? Some confusion.
