Audio-Technica BP892C MicroSet Condenser Headworn Microphone Shure TA4F Black

I am a music director at a church. I am the choir director, pianist and soloist so I do everything from the keyboard. Instead of a bulky mic and boom mic stuck in my face and in front of my music, this headset mic is tiny and yet powerful and discrete. I've had one for 13 years and just got a brand new one. The old one still works but was time to replace. I'll keep the old as a spare. It comes in black and 'flesh' colored. I originally had a 'flesh' color but hated it. It certainly wasn't the color of my flesh so I switched to black. Love it!!! The flesh color looks like bad women's makeup although it might work for a woman - I don't know. Everyone's skin tone is different so I doubt it would match very many people's color.

This microphone performs beautifully! We were considering the Countryman but the price was just a little out of our budget. We have purchased other Audio-Technica products and been happy with them. I was really impressed with the signal strength we are seeing at the receiver. This mic simply outperforms any lapel mic. It is easy to use and comfortable to wear. We have 4 different individuals using the same earpiece and no one has complained yet. No longer do we have dropped audio or thumping coming from someone tapping their chest, etc. We use this for speech presentation but I am comfortable with the vocal reproduction for singing as well. This is an excellent addition to our current audio setup.

These are OK. They are a bit pricey and sound great. However, they are much too fragile. I use these at my high school and we've broken two after 2 years. While this is understandable, we also use them at a community theatre I work for and we've broken one there too. Mind you, at the community theatre, they are all adults using them with care. The problem is, everyone bends the wire and eventually they break. In any case possible, I prefer to use lavaliere mics compared to these because of reliability. Plus, these tend to fall off ears and are a pain to use even with tape. I give them a three because they sound good, but they are just too fragile/unreliable to use constantly.