This comparison is misleading! Your final words that "G4 gives you nice clear sound" are not true! It's not the G4 that gives you the better sound, it's the much more expensive MKE-2 mic attached to it. The link to the B&H in the description is not for the G4 that you're showing us (that actually costs $1295), but for the G4 with the same mic as the one attached on G3 in the video (799$) - so in this configuration G4 will sound exactly the same as G3!!! And to the main question "Worth the upgrade from G3 to G4" - NO, they are pretty much the same! You can upgrade the sound quality only by buying MKE-2 mic which costs ~350$ and use it with G3, No need to buy the whole G4/MKE-2 set that costs ~ $1295! And for sure it is ridiculous to upgrade from G3/ME2 to G4/ME2 that will cost you $600, because they're almost the same thing and most importantly - they sound exactly the same!
@dannychavez8748
5 жыл бұрын
so if i want the mke-2 mic what should i get ? or can i buy the Rhode wireless go and use it with the mke-2?
@Greenjah81
6 жыл бұрын
I got both G2&G3. After this video, I'm very impressed with G4. Of course I can't prove that all this was recorded in real time. But, I can definitely say that clarity and brilliance on G4 sounded much better. No body most likely would ever do more than 30-50 meters in general. Because the further you go, the more antenna power you'll need. But considering the distance I'm very impressed. Longest I've got on G3 was about 300-400ft with a pocket TX/RX. Seems like the quality of G4 compander was changed to a higher quality. Still sounds very natural compare to other brands that use more digital RF in their TXs. I'm truly impressed. Thanks.
@TheSlantedLens
6 жыл бұрын
Hi there, thanks for sharing/watching! It means a lot- Have you seen any other reviews of ours?
@Greenjah81
6 жыл бұрын
The Slanted Lens No I haven't watched other videos. I needed specific review our opinion on specific product. Thus I watched this specific video.
@360CreativeBulgaria
5 жыл бұрын
G4 sounds better in this video because the used mic is 3 times more expensive than the G3's one (~$900 for the set without the XLR transmitter showed in the video or $1250 with it). The normal ~$600 G4 set comes with the same mic as G3 so they sound exactly the same :)
@fredrobinson6733
7 ай бұрын
When you plugged the receiver into the camera, I noticed the input was set to MIC and not LINE. Is this right? Doesn't the receiver output a LINE level signal? Or is it a LINE signal that's so 'weak' that you recommend using MIC input on your camera or recorder? Thanks. Great video review.
@ChrisBstation
5 жыл бұрын
I have maybe a silly question. What's the difference between the A1, A, and G options? Would one work better if I'm filming mainly in Los Angeles?
@ShootieSchool
5 жыл бұрын
They're frequencies the unit has. No.
@WupperVideo
6 жыл бұрын
Why are you comparing the ME2 (99 €) with the MKE-2 (299 €)??? I would like to hear a difference between the wireless sistems, not between both mics, because I own 3 of the MKE-2 mic (from the professional G3 sets or bought separatly)!
@TheSlantedLens
6 жыл бұрын
We'll consider comparing the systems for a future video!
@earthrokk01
6 жыл бұрын
Great demo. We have Senn g3's and they are awesome. No need for an upgrade for our organization at this time but will keep the g4's in mind. Thanks TSL!
@TheSlantedLens
6 жыл бұрын
hey david, thanks a bunch for watching!
@earthrokk01
6 жыл бұрын
My Pleasure...Whats funny is that I was just asked about acquiring another Lav Mic and now may have to get the G4...LOL
@riverwalktalesofterror8045
2 жыл бұрын
Are you selling any used units?
@jeannelewin4754
6 жыл бұрын
Well presented content; nice video. Having recently replaced the first generation ew-100 (June, 2002) when circuitry went out, I purchased the G4. Question: On the G4, you mentioned removing the windscreen. How is the snew (windscreen) removed? On the first generation, the tiny mesh dome was removable and the replacement was pricey ($25.00!). It looks like the G4 is designed with an integrated snew/mic unit as one to prevent the part from detaching. Curious.
@rfzw
6 жыл бұрын
I'm still rocking the G2 from 2009!
@TheSlantedLens
6 жыл бұрын
woot woot
@sikthsikth
6 жыл бұрын
We have had problems with them when large audiences are in attendance. G3 and G4 seem to work fine. I am in UK
@aLgProduction
6 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@VideoGizmology
6 жыл бұрын
What a great review! Thanks! How does the battery life and build quality compare with the G3 and G4 on full power?
@arjenvaneijmeren8372
5 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed your video. Thank you so much. Picked up two G4's.
@TheSlantedLens
5 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. Glad we could help you!
@NinaLarss
5 жыл бұрын
It seems that the squelch is lower on the G4, they make it exactly to the same range. I think nobody has to upgrade from his older version as long as it's working fine. It's just the newer version of the evolution system. A little bit better everytime. Very little.
@defman9414
5 жыл бұрын
He's also not moving while doing his test. Standing still. a musician on stage or an actor is going to be moving around, turning away from the receiver, etc.
@dennispeaks
5 жыл бұрын
I am looking for asystem to use as a run and gun when on location to plug into in house sound systems as well as a battery powered pa system, how well will the g3 or g4 work for that purpose instead of using it on a camera?
@Dutch3DMaster
4 жыл бұрын
It will work, we have used it in reverse at a music festival a couple of times at the local television station to have a reasonably good sound recording instead of relying on the camera microphone to pickup the sound present on the field and had some dropouts over a couple of hours (this is with probably multiple of the same kind of sets and other kinds of wireless equipment at the festival site in a circle of 30-40 meters around the front-of-house tent, so, we thought that was pretty good.) Some of the G3 sets might be in frequency bands that are not allowed for use any longer, but check with the local telecommunications committee, some of the frequencies the G3 can use are not allowed for use any longer because they have been sold for 5G or 4G expansion. "Not allowed" needs to be seen relative to transmission power of a G3 or G4 tower compared to your teeny-tiny transmitter, if you do not experience problems chances are pretty small someone is going to complain at the telecommunications committee for loss of transmission or problems with it, but there might be a possibility you encounter interference from a frequency being used for 4G, or a short transmission range because of interference.
@uralrider88
6 жыл бұрын
Does it just put more rf power out ? How about battery life ? For example: Twice the RF power for half the battery life?
@TheSlantedLens
6 жыл бұрын
the battery life is quoted at 8 hours. you can find more info on sennheiser's website.
@flyingdiscproductions
2 жыл бұрын
is it still worth it in 2022?
@TheSlantedLens
2 жыл бұрын
I still use all of my G3s and I love the G4 I have. I don't think the audio is that much different.
@PeterMKent
6 жыл бұрын
Of all the "Harvard Sentences" to use... lol
@TheSlantedLens
6 жыл бұрын
we loved those the best lol
@matoflynn
6 жыл бұрын
Great video thanks!
@TheSlantedLens
6 жыл бұрын
thanks for checking it out!
@DavisInDuval
5 жыл бұрын
Can't quite see a reason to get the G3 when the AVX is out?
@makatron
5 жыл бұрын
I had a issues getting a clean signal with the avx, and the g3 has never failed. At the end eventually everybody is going to migrate to avx.
@unorthodoxmedia451
5 жыл бұрын
@@makatron is the avx better than the G4?
@makatron
5 жыл бұрын
@@unorthodoxmedia451 avx it's digital and G3/G4 are analog. Overall latency is always going to be lower with analog since it doesn't encrypt the signal as any digital one does.
@jeffb8824
4 жыл бұрын
@@makatron I'm using the G3 with the stock lav, or a Pyle headset to either a Canon or Panasonic DSLR. I scan new frequencies and sync every time I go to a new location but I still get static interference sound. This happens even if I'm outside in nature. Do you know what I can do to fix this? Thanks so much!
@makatron
4 жыл бұрын
@@jeffb8824 never had that issue, have you tried to use another mic?
@KiaTaatje
4 жыл бұрын
I prefer the Sony 's UWP D 11 (I have 2 sets ) quality made , it does have a headphone input , both units ( Tr and RECEIVER ) do have an USB port to charge or running on it instead of batteries sound quality is very simular to the G3 ( which I have 1 kit )
@MrVikas07
5 жыл бұрын
Best thing about this video is ...NO TRASH.
@donaldspaulding6973
4 жыл бұрын
The G4 signal is at least a db hotter, making sound clearer.
@BMRStudio
5 жыл бұрын
No update is required. THX
@Gregg0Palmer
6 жыл бұрын
With pilot tone on its not always evident when signal is lost.
@TheSlantedLens
6 жыл бұрын
interesting. i don't think i've used pilot tone before.
@Gregg0Palmer
6 жыл бұрын
I suspect pilot tone was enabled on the receiver. If it was not on, when the signal was lost you would have gotten a loud hiss sound making it obvious that the signal had been lost. Instead it sounded to me like receiver output was going to zero when signal was lost. Just thought for the purpose of testing leaving pilot tone off would have made it more obvious to the viewer when the signal had been lost. Still it was an interesting test of range. The only advantage to the G4 seems to be frequency management with multiple sets, but for me that's not enough to upgrade.
@ChadWork1
6 жыл бұрын
Dave Dugdale's G3/G4 comparison shows that the G4 gets significantly more RF hits.
@TheSlantedLens
6 жыл бұрын
i guess i would suggest you do your own tests to get results accurate to your area.
@Greenjah81
6 жыл бұрын
I wonder what squelch settings was on both systems during test. Low? Mid? Hi?
@TheKrispyfort
6 жыл бұрын
I plan on doing some KZitem videos, your advice is very helpful
@TheSlantedLens
6 жыл бұрын
hey thanks for checking out our channel!
@Michael_Bialik
5 жыл бұрын
About the most useless review/comparison of the systems I've seen... You're comparing an ew100 G3 (wouldn't matter if it was ew500 G3) set to a newer ew500 G4, which differ in options (especially transmitting power and the fact that ew100 G4 does not have a direct monitor out on the receiver), which means you're comparing 2 different and differently priced systems. Also, you're doing a noise floor and sound comparison between 2 completely different mics, if anything you should compare an old ME2 to a newer ME2 II. And the range test OMG... The results are inconclusive at best. Sounds to me like the G3 had it's squelch set higher (so it cut the signal off before interference got in) whereas the G4 had it set lower and interference was creeping it's way in way before it did in G3. And you say afterwards the G4 was much better overall. Either you're completely deaf, or you were paid to be. We don't even know what transmission power the ew500 was set to... On top of that not taking into account the RF spectrum in the area (which means random spikes can highly influence the results) renders the whole thing meaningless... And you have the balls to call it a review...
@philipbriones8578
5 жыл бұрын
Question. Are they compatible with each other? If I had a G3 transmitter and a G4 receiver, would that be able to connect? I had a horrible mix up a year ago when the talent walked off set with the lav/transmitter. They couldn't return it (for whatever reason) and bought a new set. G4 receiver at the moment is cheaper than a G3.
@Michael_Bialik
5 жыл бұрын
@@philipbriones8578 Yeah. Apart from very small cosmetic changes, they are exactly the same wireless system.
@ev-ezaye3580
2 жыл бұрын
@@philipbriones8578 First check the frequencies from your receiver for compatibility with your next transmitter... seeing this was 2 years ago, how did your experiment go?
@philipbriones8578
2 жыл бұрын
@@ev-ezaye3580 Worked perfectly. Matched frequencies and they paired no problem.
@kirkgordon8259
2 жыл бұрын
The battery like on the G4 IS THE WORST!!! My G3 keep battery life for 2 1/2 days while my G4 not even a full kmt
@TheSlantedLens
2 жыл бұрын
That is interesting. We haven't noticed that.
@kevinarevalo6069
6 жыл бұрын
This guy is so hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!
@TheSlantedLens
6 жыл бұрын
hey thanks for checking our our channel! please subscribe for more content
@KylanHurt
4 жыл бұрын
So they're practically the same. Got it...
@TheSlantedLens
4 жыл бұрын
Not a lot of difference. Thanks for watching!
@nicke.3536
4 жыл бұрын
:-) LOL LOL I can't watch full video. LOL from 1st seconds of video )))) Niceeee!!! )))
@TheSlantedLens
4 жыл бұрын
Yep. It is never boring around here and lots of laughs!
@spbhandari89
4 жыл бұрын
G4 is not working properly so wrong way going
@TheSlantedLens
3 жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing your opinion
@hzubovi1
2 жыл бұрын
G4 sounds noisier than the G3
@TheSlantedLens
2 жыл бұрын
That is interesting. I have not noticed that.
@TheSlantedLens
2 жыл бұрын
And the G3 is no longer for sale.
@FLOODOFSINS
6 жыл бұрын
$799 OUCH! How about doing a giveaway and whoever comments first here wins.
@TheSlantedLens
6 жыл бұрын
haha then you would win
@FLOODOFSINS
6 жыл бұрын
it would give more people incentives to watch your videos faster for next time. Cus you snooze you lose. Great hat by the way.
@chuckrogers5077
6 жыл бұрын
I'm seeing them at $599..
@Greenjah81
6 жыл бұрын
that's not much compare to Lectrosonics and Zaxcom and Audio Limited and Quantom Audio and etc. I'd say it's a very very fair good price.
@Vital_Way
3 жыл бұрын
клоун
@TheSlantedLens
3 жыл бұрын
Yep. Hope you enjoyed it!
@TheseusTitan
6 жыл бұрын
You‘re measuring signal strength but there never seems to be any discussion about the danger of radiation. Doctors are discovering that young males who keep their cell phones in their pocket have a reduction of sperm cells. I would consider that when you clip the transceiver to your belt. Being radiated is something to be aware of and to take action to protect yourself from.
@TheSlantedLens
6 жыл бұрын
interesting,. i'll have to look into that more.
@Greenjah81
6 жыл бұрын
True, but the 30/50 mwatt antenna is quite weak to produce huge radiation as far as I understand. Cellphones are in totally different range of frequencies, 3G/4G/5G and other GSMs. I wouldn't compare those with professional wireless systems. Also most of times many sound recordists put the wireless transmitters on leg at the bottom by the shoe. it opens up the increase in signal imo, because there isn't that much body tissues blockage there. That's just food for thought.
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