This is an excellent lavaliere microphone. The sound quality is crisp and there is much less audio hiss than most lav mice. Worth the extra money.

This mike has a good pattern, small enough to hide, great for the speaking vocal range, and essential for use with Sony transmitters. Sony transmitter pack a lot into their signal, (encryption, pairing signal, along with the freq.

I already owned two ECM-77Bs when I bought this one from Adorama. It was to replace a Sonotrim lav that has been nothing but trouble. I really liked the audio characteristics of the Sonotrim, but it was unreliable, more sensitive to interference, and often just failed to operate.

Clear Sound; Compact; Durable; Easy To Use; Lightweight; Versatile