Hollyland - LARK MAX 2

Been using the lark max 2 for commercial and wedding work. It’s been awesome and has all the accessories you need + 32 bit internal.

I like the new Hollyland Lark Max2. There is apparently a Sony adapter for them.

Came here to recommend the Lark max 2. Fantastic device. Especially for the price you cant beat it.

I really like my Hollyland Max

The Hollyland Lark Max 2 with 4 mics (one receiver can pair with up to 4 mics) plus another USB mic for you could do the trick while staying in budget. Even cheap USB mics ~50€ have better audio quality than an expensive headset mic.

I have the DJI mic 2 set, but you should really look into the Hollyland one! Being able to do timecode puts it miles ahead of the others if you're gonna use it in anything resembling a professional setting.

Hollyland Lark Max 2, definitely the best on the market. 32-bit full chain audio, fantastic noise reduction, each microphone receiver can record 8 to 12 hours of audio depending upon your setting. Just an all-around great product

Definitely 2. Hollyland Lark Max 2 Ultimate is the best

I've gone through quite a few different mics in my 43 years in the business. I was a big fan of the rode Pro wireless ll. Then hollyland sent me the Lark Max 2 ultimate and I am a firm believer that this is one of the best mic systems on the market. I especially love the wireless monitors. 32-bit full chain audio and magnificent noise reduction.

Ok I’ll give you the Sennheiser Profile. Though to be fair, it didn’t have 32bit float when they launched it back in 2024 and they only added it this past spring (so in my head I wrote it off as not worth my time and moved on). Otherwise I couldn’t find any other Hollyland mics (besides the Lark MAX 2 which I did review in the video) that use 32bit float. And not sure “and others”. Don’t want to waste your time making you look up or type long comments but I do genuinely appreciate the feedback cause this is a pretty niche thing I’ve been obsessed with for the past year.

What a terrible announcement... No 3.5mm input.. Can't sync a Mic 2 TX to the Mic 3 RX.. I guess the Lark Max 2 is still the way to go.

It might also be worth looking at the Hollyland Lark MAX 2 as well. Either the RODE or Hollyland would let you plug an external shotgun into the transmitter, then use the TX unit’s local recording to capture without a receiver or additional device. Hollyland is a smaller TX unit if you want to use it as a lapel mic but the receiver UI is more fiddly than the RODE. I own both and see pros and cons to each. If you want to prioritize simplicity then go with the RODE.

Another vote for the MAX 2. I commonly use these in uncontained filming locations like tradeshow floors or event venues where interference can be expected, and knowing that I've got recordings being run right on the transmitters is a godsend. I own 2 sets and have run 4 TX units to one RX - it's useful for monitoring all at once, but I'm generally using the TX ISO recordings in those situations. I also own the RODE GO mic sets for a similar offering, albeit slightly more expensive. The RODE lav capsules are a bit nicer than the Hollyland ones if you go for the GO Pro kit.

You could use something like the Hollyland LARK or DJI Mic and leave the receive inactive, just trigger the local recording on each transmitter as you put them on the speakers. It might be a bit of a hassle to sync up all of those recordings in post but it would work. They'll still be trying to transmit, there would just be nothing at the other end to receive. If the venue techs will worried about that, then I'd look into carrying a small bag of something like the Tascam DR-10L recorders - on-body recorders with no transmission capability. They'll be a bit bigger and have no remote monitoring option but have no antennas or chance of causing interference.

I own both the Larks and the RODE Wireless GO (Pro and regular) - they’ll all do essentially the same job, but none of them will let you turn the transmitting off. So that’s the only real concern.

Agreed on the RODEs. Honestly, the only reasonable way to manage the settings is by connecting them to your phone via cable and configuring in the mobile app. I've got a couple of sets of the Hollyland Lark mics and while they're a bit fiddly, the audio quality is quite good, especially if you record locally on the transmitters. My big complaint is the auto-gain logic is quite slow to adjust.