Sennheiser AVX Digital Wireless Microphone System — Dry Hire

The Sennheiser AVX is the wireless system to hire when you do not want to think about wireless. It runs in the licence-free 1.9GHz band, so there is no Ofcom licence to arrange and no coordination with the venue’s existing radio mics. At power-up the receiver scans and picks the cleanest channel itself; if interference appears mid-take it raises transmitter power and, if that is not enough, moves to a clear frequency without dropping audio.

The receiver is a compact plug-on that goes straight into a camera’s XLR input and rotates through 320° to sit tidily behind the body. It powers up and down with the camera, so there is one less thing to switch on at the start of a shoot and one less battery to find flat at the end of it.

Key Specs

  • Digital 1.9GHz (1920–1930MHz) — licence-free in the UK and EU

  • Automatic frequency selection at power-up and automatic interference avoidance in use

  • 19ms latency; range up to roughly 30m line of sight

  • Plug-on camera-mount receiver with 3-pin XLR output, rotating 320°, 87g

  • Receiver battery approx. 4 hours; bodypack and handheld transmitters up to 15 hours

  • Powers on and off automatically with the camera

  • 3.5mm output cable supplied for DSLR, mirrorless and recorder use

Available configurations

  • Bodypack and lavalier — SK AVX transmitter with ME 2 omnidirectional lavalier, for interviews and presenters

  • Handheld — SKM AVX with MMD 835 cardioid capsule, for vox pops, reporting and audience questions

  • Combo — both transmitters with one receiver, for crews that need to swap between the two (one transmitter at a time)

Best for

  • Single-operator and small-crew shoots where there is no sound recordist

  • Corporate interviews, case-study films and talking heads

  • Events and conferences in venues already crowded with radio mics

  • Run-and-gun documentary and news where there is no time to coordinate frequencies

  • Productions travelling between countries, where UHF licensing differs

Collection and delivery

Dry hire collection is from Coldharbour Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 4UN — minutes from the M1 and close to Luton, St Albans, Watford and north London. We deliver UK-wide, and kits can be supplied crewed with a sound operator if you would prefer.

Supplied with receiver, transmitter, microphone, batteries, chargers, XLR and 3.5mm cables, windshield and clips. Tell us how many channels you need and we will confirm what we can supply for your dates.

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