Saramonic Blink 500 Pro B1

Compact Wireless 2.4 GHz Two-Channel Microphone System

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Latest User Reviews

2 years ago

Excellent product

I recommend this product, especially because his working range. Very useful.

5 years ago

Very dissapointed - LATENCY+RANGE

Pros: Great build quality

The included cables are great and probably more than what you will need!

The case is incredible, it has a powerbank and recharging is great!

Love the Line Input function

Cons: A big disappointment is the LATENCY. They said it would be 12msec, but actually the latency is 63msec. So if you are shooting video, prepare for a 2 frames adjustment with the timecode.

The second biggest disappointment is RANGE. They claim 100meters, but it couldn't even handle 10meters with just a wall in between. This is almost useless. I don't really blame Saramonic here. Rode also claims 100 meters, but this is a limitation of the 2.4Ghz technology.

The third disappointment is the level adjustment. For the transmitter you only have 1-6 to choose from, but when operating in Line signal, you only get 4-6 (3 options). If you select 1-3 it just doesn't work. Now, on the Receiver you have again 1-6 to choose from and it's a mess to select the correct output level, you have to do so many keystrokes to adjust the level.

Fourth disappointment: the included microphone is Omni. I would much prefer a cardioid microphone.

Lesson learned, next time I will buy a 823Mhz wireless system.

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Saramonic
  • Released in 2021
  • Average price : $195
  • Consists of 1x Blink500 Pro RX, 1x Blink500 Pro TX, Blink500 Pro B1 charging case and 1x SR-M1 lavalier microphone with omnidirectional characteristic
  • Range up to 100 meters
  • Battery life: approx. 8 hours
  • Frequency response: 50 - 18000 Hz
  • Sound pressure level limit Built-in Mic / Lavalier Mic: 120dB / 110dB
  • Sensitivity: -39dB
  • 3.5 mm TRS input and output
  • Receiver has a separate headphone output
  • Battery operated transmitter and receiver
  • Built-in displays
  • Dimensions transmitter (W x H x D): 57 x 38 x 26 mm
  • Dimensions receiver (W x H x D): 56 x 38 x 30 mm
  • Weight transmitter / receiver: 32 g each
  • Charging Case: Charging capacity: 1200 mAh
  • Dimensions : 123mm x 40mm x 102mm
  • Weight : 0.2kg
  • 1x Zipper bag
  • 1x 3.5 mm TRS to TRS cable
  • 1x 3.5 mm TRS to TRRS cable
  • 1x USB-C to USB-A cable
  • 1x Micro USB to USB-A cable
  • 1x Lavalier clip
  • Windscreen for lavalier and built-in microphone
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