Superlux S502MKII 4-stars Reviews

Good clean sound quality but sensitive to RF

This microphone is a great hassle free way to record sound with pleasant ORTF stereo image, requiring minimal setup. At this price point, I'm tempted to get two of these to make dual ORTF quad surround recordings.

Pros:

- Clean sound with low noise floor

- Sensitive, picks up quiet ambience too

- Quick to set up, since the mic distance and angles are ready and set for ORTF

- Good value for money

Cons:

- Sensitive to wind, even the slightest breeze will cause huge bass blows. The wind foams it comes with don't help much - you'll need to get third party wind bubbles for proper protection if you intend to use this outdoors

- Very sensitive to RF interference noise, so it's mostly unsuitable for recording anything with electric transformers or smartphones nearby - you'll get RF tones into the recordings. It's great for nature recordings, and indoor recordings (without electronics nearby), though.

- Comes with a poor and short 5-pin XLR cable, you'll need to get your own

- The supplied shock mount is minimally viable but does the job in a static rig