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Title: Sound Devices A20-Mini
Post by: dactylus on July 28, 2021, 10:57:25 AM: https://www.sounddevices.com/product/a20-mini/

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=sound%20devices%20a20-mini&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ps

Yikes!!

or

Sound Devices / Audio Ltd. A10-TX-US Wireless Transmitter and Recorder (A: 470 to 548 MHz)

https://www.sounddevices.com/product/a10-tx-us/

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1447939-REG/audio_ltd_7915_digital_portable_transmitter_470_548mhz.html/overview
Title: Re: Sound Devices A20-Mini
Post by: lsd2525 on July 28, 2021, 03:05:38 PM: $2,200? Ouch. Ought to be easy enough to get in.....
Title: Re: Sound Devices A20-Mini
Post by: morst on July 29, 2021, 12:43:06 AM: Quote from: lsd2525 on July 28, 2021, 03:05:38 PM
$2,200? Ouch. Ought to be easy enough to get in.....
Be sure to purchase two of them, they're not stereo!!
Title: Re: Sound Devices A20-Mini
Post by: crunchy on July 29, 2021, 12:03:30 PM: What’s the justification for the cost of this thing? Seems crazy expensive.
Title: Re: Sound Devices A20-Mini
Post by: DavidPuddy on July 29, 2021, 12:21:10 PM: Quote from: crunchy on July 29, 2021, 12:03:30 PM
What’s the justification for the cost of this thing? Seems crazy expensive.

It's a Sound Devices product ;D
Title: Re: Sound Devices A20-Mini
Post by: morst on July 29, 2021, 01:23:34 PM: Quote from: crunchy on July 29, 2021, 12:03:30 PM
What’s the justification for the cost of this thing? Seems crazy expensive.
It's mostly for pinning a lavalier mic on "talent."
It would be intended mainly for things like keynote presentations, hiding on a film actor, on someone jumping around in a stage musical, or other professional applications like interviews, in order to supplement the boom mic.
Smaller and waterproof are very helpful in terms of mounting and hiding, when you want to conceal the view of the pack.
Title: Re: Sound Devices A20-Mini
Post by: voltronic on July 30, 2021, 10:52:26 AM: This is what immediately popped into my head when I saw those prices:

https://youtu.be/aTIfUnfZSrM?t=25 (https://youtu.be/aTIfUnfZSrM?t=25)