How Does the Saramonic Blink Wireless System Fare in the Field?

The Saramonic Blink Wireless system was released a little while ago. Hello, and welcome to our review of this wireless system.

Saramonic Blink 500 B2 2-Person Digital Camera-Mount Wireless Omni Lavalier Microphone System

But what, dear reader, is the Saramonic Blink Wireless system? Lately, you may have noticed a trend: you may have seen a particular kind of transmitter/receiver combo, both of which are clip-on units, and both of which are priced exceedingly reasonably. The transmitter will have a 3.5mm input for a lavalier mic, but here’s the kicker: this transmitter doubles as a microphone. If concealment is not a concern, you can clip the transmitter to the pocket of your shirt and hope the signal will be clear, present, strong, and pleasurable.

A unit from a company located in a country where water flows in the opposite direction as it does in New York (how’s that for a vague allusion?) originated this trend earlier in the Year of our Tech 2019, but it is a single-ended unit: one transmitter, one receiver, and that is it. You cannot beam two transmitters to one receiver. It just won’t fly.
And this is the big selling point of the Saramonic Blink system! Each receiver can pair with two transmitters at a time, ostensibly making the system suitable for two-hander interviews or two-person scenes.