Anyone here have any experience with the Acacia LIZ Roadster headworn microphones sold by Sweetwater. I think I will be able to get my hands on one to try for an afternoon, but that might be insufficient not being able to really put it through it's paces.
Wow, that looks a heck of a lot like an
Apex575, execpt that the Apex comes with 4 differently-terminated cables (instead of having to choose just one) and costs a little more than half as much ($120 CAD).
If it is the same mic (which, I mean, it might not be, but it sure does look identical) I've used lots of them, specifically in high-energy rock musicals in hot venues with no A2. They sound...okay. Not great, really (expect to use a lot of EQ) but manageable. The second ear is removable, and I've never used it. I don't trust earsets on their own, so I tape them on.
Why bother, then? Well, they are cheap. More importantly, though: after over 100 performances I have literally never had a single one sweat out. Ever. Give me the sweatiest actor with the most choreo in the hottest venue and I'll give you a not-very-good-sounding mic that will sound exactly the same at the curtain call as it did at the half. Sometimes perfect consistency and reliability trumps perfect audio quality.
-Russ