I have over the years struggled with video interviews, especially when you are trying to record at noisy events like the annual CES tech show in Las Vegas. There are many challenges from the speaker being too far away from the camera to the inability to find a lapel microphone that works with the device that you are trying to record on. The Sennheiser Profile Wireless 2-channel set tries to solve all these problems in one go.
The Sennheiser Profile Wireless is like a small box and you will initially be left wondering how it can capture audio from a smartphone or camera. This for me is the beauty of the design and the practicality of it. In the rectangular case, Sennheiser has packed everything you might need for a recording. There are two lapel mic units at the bottom, complete with clips and the option to go wired if needed. In the middle are the USB-C, lightning, and camera shoe mount connectors for the receiver unit which again is stored at one end of the main unit. All these are secured to the charging unit and unlock when you release their respective buttons.
I was initially a bit confused, but once I got the hang of it I was fascinated by how well all these had been thought through. From personal experience, I know how easy it is to lose a lapel mic and this concept of securing all the units in the charging case is efficient. The main unit too has an audio out and headphone monitoring jacks, so you can directly record from the device to a computer or any other rig in case you don’t want to connect to a portable device.
The microphone can be paired with an Android or an iOS device. (Image credit: Nandagopal Rajan/The Indian Express)
The Sennheiser Profile Wireless is perfect for when you want to record a 2-channel voice input, like with an interview with two speakers, or even a concert where you want to bring in a stereo effect. But you can use just one of the mics too. As soon as the receiver and mic are on, you will see the receiver’s LED to show the mic and the incoming audio level. This is a good cue when you are recording as you don’t need to keep checking if the camera or phone is receiving the audio inputs.
I tested the audio quality in various conditions. For instance, at a Christmas party, I kept the lapel near a friend who was singing while I recorded on the iPhone 16 Pro Max (review) from a few meters away. The audio quality was so clear that his voice and the guitar as well as someone tapping on a chair nearby could all be heard within their distinct spaces. This kind of clarity is not possible when you are recording the audio as seen on the phone.
When recording interviews, you can clip the two lapel mics separately and see the inputs as mics 1 and 2 on the LED. When you are editing these clips later you can treat the two channels separately too.
Every time you put the lapel or head unit back in the case, they are charged there. And the case has LED indicators for its battery level, which you can charge directly using a USB-C. But the good thing here is that the case has enough charge in it for you to manage a daylong shoot.
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At Rs 29,900, the Sennheiser Profile Wireless 2-channel set is a perfect device for every creator and video unit to have in their kit. Sennheiser is clearly challenging the likes of Rode with this new product and will have an edge given the audio quality the German company is synonymous with.
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