Ha! You're commenting on my video while I'm watching one of yours. Best interview I've seen in a while! Cracking vid buddy. Beautiful B-Roll too! 👌👍

We just purchased the Saramonic Blink500 Pro B2. It's amazing and simple to use! Thanks for the video.

Great review. 💪 Thanks for your efforts! I will be ordering them now. 🤩

Thanks for the information bro!

Thank you Chris. You helped me in what to buy :)

Saramonic is the best. Been using UWMIC9 for years, then Blink500 over the past year, now I need this Blink500 pro. This is really pro.

@felipeachete2684

3 жыл бұрын

What's better, uwmic9 or Blink 500, please? Why?

Subscribed, You deserve a lot more. keep it up the good work

@ChrisWatkinsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😁

WHAT! YOU only HAVE 8,21K SUBS?! gained one today, but you amaze me you deserve to be able to live off of youtube reviews. Outstanding quality. Im sure you will surpass 10k subs in no time! At least i can say i found u early :)

@ChrisWatkinsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Aww thanks Kai! that means a lot to me! I am sure I will get there at some point haha!

Chris can the blink 500 pro work with the blink 500 uc receiver? I shoot on my Note 20 ultra

hay que añadir siempre una prueba de campo, midiendo las distancias y comprobando la fiabilidad, que en este caso siguen en dudas. Gracias por tu trabajo

What noise level does it had when everything is silent? Tks

Chris interviewing Chris, I love it!🤦🏾‍♂️🇯🇲

I read thar the old blink 500 had a latency of 80 millisecond! thats a 2 frames late on a 25fps timeline. Do you know if the pro version fixed it? Tks

Great review, very clear as usual. Wow these are a game changer. How do they fair over distance? I sometimes film people on horses in an arena so am quite far away? I also think the quality of the built in mic was nicer than the lav.

@ChrisWatkinsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

thanks I am glad you liked the video, range is about 100m line of site and i agree i was shocked by how nice the built in mic is!

4:28 the sound of the lapel-mic is very bad, compared with the hand-held version. Would it be possible to upgrade the B1-set (only 1 transmitter) by buying an additional transmitter, or is the B2-receiver different from the B1? Thanks for the great review!

If I got 2 of these kits and a splitter cable, could I record 4 microphones at once? Would there be any significant drawbacks? (I suppose I would only be able to control the audio for each system instead of for each of the 4 mics?).

Thanks!! You just saved me a few hundred bucks!! This looks amazing!!

@ChrisWatkinsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome 😁

Hello Where to buy it for Europe (France)?

Hello Chris, just found your channel and loving it so far. I would love if you did some sort of follow up video for this Blink 500 Pro in a month or so. The idea would be to further explain and give practical evidence to the quality or gripes. Thank you and hope you have a great day!

@ChrisWatkinsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bryan, i am using it this weekend on a job so i will do that for you :)

@rockjock32492

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisWatkinsMedia you crazy man, you. Sounds good!

Hey Chris, have you noticed too that the blue box’s dots are always lighted only 3 of 4 also when full charged? Is it normal or is it mine with some defects?

Hey man, question: can you adjust the gain on each channel via transmitter just like you can with the Rode?

@idahofallsmagazine3691

3 жыл бұрын

Nope. Here's an excerpt from a review at Bandhphoto.com: "The Saramonic Blink 500 system operated differently. It summed both transmitters into a single stereo transmission-they were mixed together equally in both channels, making independent editing impossible. If I wanted to edit my own voice, my friend’s voice also fell prey. I confirmed with the company that this is the case: it is designed for applications such as KZread and Twitch, where people don’t usually edit audio in such a deep manner. If you want to record editable audio on stereo channels, you’re advised to purchase a second receiver independently, as well as a simple splitter, to plug each receiver into your DSLR, or your stereo recorder’s 3.5mm input. This is still not that much money, all things considered."

Hello! Unfortunately, my recordings with my iphone 8 and the Blink 500 pro pick up a bunch of static. Is it possible that my lightning port is damaged and causing that hissing sound in my audio recordings?

got this and it works really great! the only problem is, with the charging dock... when i got home after a week straight of shooting with this device... the dock still have 2 bars of power and the RX and TX are fully charged. Left the RX and TX docked inside the box and after 5 days I checked up on it. the charging dock is drained... Does it mean that we cannot leave the devices docked?

What is latency of this destroyer?

Another great video Chris! I just got the Comica BoomX-D D2 but I'm encountering an issue where the receiver is not showing the audio level for one channel (when used in Stereo mode). It's likely defective so now I'm thinking of replacing it with this. Re: the micro-USB port, have you tried plugging it in to your PC/Mac to see if it recognizes it as a device? Would be awesome if it did recognize it _and_ be able to use it as a mic too.

@ChrisWatkinsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks glad you liked it. Well actually yes I did plug it into my pc via a Scarlett 2i2 and it did recognise the mics. I was able to use both the left and right channels. Not sure if it would work on just a mic input on the pc but I don't see why not.

This is a very exciting product! I've been on the fence with the Wireless Go as it doesn't have a locking lav mic jack. Does the Blink 500 Pro?

@ChrisWatkinsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

yes it is very snazzy! it doesn't have a locking lav port thought unfortunately

I've been watching quite a few review's on these and at least for the supplied lavalier mics the best quality is without it. Your hand held configuration was excellent.

@ChrisWatkinsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

I tend to agree

1:36 i got scared i thought the case sucked, but then you fooled me haha!

Just got mine in today so far from my test they def beat Rode Go lol

Great review, do you know if they make a model, with only one transmitter? I do not need the second one ??

@kemalaytar8312

3 жыл бұрын

yes you can take the blink 500 pro b1

good review man 👍👍which one wuold you prefer ?rode or blink 500pro

@ChrisWatkinsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Well rode have just released the rode wireless go 2 which I'm reviewing this week so watch out for that video as I will be comparing them both

@kemalaytar8312

3 жыл бұрын

well i will wait that wideo thank you

Great review!

@ChrisWatkinsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

my only gripe with the Blink Pro, is that the RX isn't able to control the individual TX's volume like the Hollayland Lark 150; that being said, the Lark 150 has only 4hrs+ per TX.. :(

Don't sound too bad usually, I've found that a lot of these knock-offs noise floor is bad rode-go noise floor is pretty low. You think this blink 500 pro can work on a mix pre3 with a split cable.

@ChrisWatkinsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think it would work. Don't have one to test but I see no reason why it wouldn't....

The lapel mic sounded very dark and "muffled", but that could have been placement.

Make a video and the pressizly step by step set the mike up for two channel

No link to the product?

@ChrisWatkinsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

I don't believe it is out yet but as soon as it's available to buy I will add the link ☺️

RODE wireless GO2 is now on sale. The transmitter also records the sound as a backup.

@ChrisWatkinsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, I've made a video about it.

Curious how this fair against smaller Picomic from PicoGear

Can you do an outdoor with close friends audio test pls

Just bought mine. The audio quality is surprisingly really good for a $250 CAD product. I'm very impressed. Warning for anybody using an iPhone. Make sure you order the Saramonic SC2002 3.5MM -> lightning adapter instead of using Apples MFI certified one. I'm getting static in the recording. My voice is great quality, but when im not talking, its just making a hissing sound. On my samsung device, There's no interference. Just a warning.

@umbertoaguiar

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information. I have a ugreen 3.5 to lightning which is much better than. the Apple adapter but decided to order the Saramonic cable anyway. It's always good to keep in the same environment and have Saramonic cable for a Saramonic receiver.

The lavalier sound muffled: the microphone on the transmitter is much better

I have two wireless go's and I keep struggling with drop outs. How is the 500 Pro with dropouts?

@ChrisWatkinsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly I'd say it's similar if not a little worse than the wireless go.

@hatchmedia4389

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisWatkinsMedia good to know! Thanks for the fast reply too! Might have to look into something like the uwmic9 to eliminate these drop outs

@ChrisWatkinsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome 🙂

So what's the workaround if you want to mix channel levels in post? Buy a splitter+second receiver? And/or something like this? www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1419589-REG/saramonic_sr_pax1_2_channel_audio_mixer_with.html

I have a problem with the headphone output. What kind of headphones did not connect - it is very quietly audible. Although the volume is 6/6.

@rp.aguilera

3 жыл бұрын

usually for this kind of appliances you need a low impedance headphones and not to be TRRS. So maybe try with TRS and low impedance set.

@danilyanov5984

3 жыл бұрын

@@rp.aguilera Are you sure the lower the value the better? Maybe the other way around? More is better.

@rp.aguilera

3 жыл бұрын

@@danilyanov5984 yes, the lower the Ohm value, the less power it needs to "drive volume up" if you have, let's say a 60 Ohm headset will sound quieter than a 20 Ohm, so the lower impedance will sound louder because needs les power to drive up.

The Blink 500 units we received are absolute garbage - We owned the previous non LCD versions and had no problems - these units haver been back to the shop 3 times in 6 months. Receiver broke, one mic broke, charging unit broke, then intermittent cut offs from repaired units. Customer service does not exist - warranty not worth the paper it's written on!

Nice review, but this is not exactly revolutionary. PicoMic dual transmitter system does exactly the same thing. & I think it is actually better because the transmitters are really tiny and you can hang them on your shirt without looking weird. The only problem is that its always out if stock.

Try moving left and right, say about 5 metres away and see if you experience audio breaks in your recording.

I was about to buy Rode wireless go 2 but after watching your video I am going to get this Saramonic Pro. If it will turn bad I'll sue you 🤣😂😜

@ChrisWatkinsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Have you seen my comparison between the rode wireless go 2 and the blink 500 pro?

@FrancisKaiser73

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisWatkinsMedia Hi Chris, did I miss anything? Please advise me which one I should get. Once again thank you so much for your great work!

@ChrisWatkinsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Personally I think the rode wireless go 2 is better... kzread.info/dash/bejne/am1os7qrc6yxXbA.html

Just got mine 2 days ago, used it for the first time yesterday. It was dropping audio like hot potatoes! Useless! Never more than 15 feet away and as close as 6 feet away. These things are horrible!

What about the Rode Go II?

@ChrisWatkinsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/am1os7qrc6yxXbA.html :)

@mgelinfilms7344

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisWatkinsMedia I had just found it and watched it before I saw your reply. You should add something to the end of this video to direct people to the latest video. Someone who doesn't find your other video (or doesn't ask you, as I did) might (based upon the information in this video) purchase the Saramonic.

@ChrisWatkinsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Will do thanks!

@mgelinfilms7344

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisWatkinsMedia 👍

Saramonic is a Chinese company. It answers all the questions you might have.

Please send me to Indonesia

A little outdated. The Rode wireless go 2 blows these out of the water. RIP Rode?

Saramonic has released the Blink 500 Pro X which is even better than the 500 and "destroys' the Rode even more. There is also the 900 but I actually think the 500 Pro X is an upgrade of the 900, not the 500 Pro. I have a great dislike for Rode's unfriendliness and their complete lack of care about essential accessories. A carrying case such as the one that comes with the Saramonic is not a luxury . It's an absolutely essential accessory because it protects the kit, it keeps everything organised in one single place, it makes it easy to fit in an already full backpack.

Chris, you have no followers, have produced little content and yet you are trashing an industry leader for and behalf of a Chinese company, well done you.