the t.bone Earmic 500 - Sennheiser

We use these in our church, both this 'single-ear' and the 'both ears' mounting types. I can't imagine the Sennheiser original version would be any practical improvement on the sound, feedback rejection, ruggedness etc. Perfect match with the Sennheiser belt-pack.

It comes with a small foam pop-shield to go on the tiny mic, but we find it's not necessary for indoor use; just don't bend the boom-arm; the mic it so sensitive, it doesn't need to come around and point straight at your mouth. We get great clarity both for the live PA signal and for the recordings of the sermons.

When I wear this model I find it's more stable on one of my ears than the other! but I guess that's a review of my head, not this product. Inevitably this isn't as stable on the user's head as the version that hooks onto 2 ears. If I complicate matters by also playing a guitar, that just adds one more way this headset could be pulled off my ear, so I go for the 2-ear version.

We find people with long hair like this version because there is nothing going around the back of the neck.

We've just purchased several of these pics to complement our Sennheiser EW radio mic systems. We are using them mainly for music vocal for recording and PA. Overall we are pleased with their performance. The build quality is as good as you would expect from Sennheiser and they fit comfortably on a range of users. The supplied wind shield has an annoying habit of falling off at the wrong times - perhaps that's why the kit supplies a spare in the box! The overall sound quality is surprisingly good with a favourable response across the range. Positioning on the user is key as they can pick up bass rumble which detracts from their performance. But - we are very pleased and will be purchasing more soon.