Man, the winner in this video is the sound from your boom mic.

Love the RODE Wireless GO II. I was filming an interview and noticed after a couple of minutes that the mic was muted on my receiver, so there was no audio baked on the videofile, but thanks to the fantastic automatic record function I was able to recover the audio recorded on the transmitters internal storage... That's truly a fantastic feature

Saved my day, almost bought the previous version. Amazing review, cheers! 😄

The reason it says 43+ hours remaining is because they actually released a firmware update before release that increased the compression capability. "Each transmitter can store over 40 hours of compressed audio. Note this is higher than the 24+ hours stated when the Wireless GO II was launched - our engineers have been able to optimise the storage capability in the latest firmware release compared to the firmware that shipped at launch."

Great review, thank you!

Dang your audio is solid!

Amazing vid per usual. Love the honesty about the pros and cons of the product and the tie back to video conferencing and online events. This is seriously the best channel on KZfaq for production!!!!!

Omg perfect timing. I saw they came out with II few days ago and was waiting for you to put this video up!!! Thank you!!

Very comprehensive, looking forward to your comparison test when DJI mic is officially out.

This is what I use in my videos! Best upgrade I made to my vids hands down ✌️

As always, great content. You are so thorough. When the Wireless GO first debuted, I lamented that it didn't allow 2 transmitters to a single receiver. It seemed to make so much sense for interviews, etc. NOW, we have it. YEA!!!

Incredibly comprehensive review as always, thanks Caleb!

I love this for recording acoustic sessions (guitar + vocals). I can have one mic clipped inside my shirt for the voice and one in my pocket with a lav sticking to the guitar, then I'm able to mix guitar and vocals almost separately in post production.

This video is really a subtle endorsement for the Sennheiser MKH 416 :)

I bought the WG1 because of your video and have loved it. I watched this video when it came out and thought it was super cool but didn't need the upgrade. I just had a job come up where I needed 2 transmitter setup and I came back to your channel to watch this video and buy the WG2 set. I'm here now getting a refresher on how to get them setup and ready to use them for the first time for a shoot the next 2 days. Thanks for what you do!

Great video as always, many thanks for the review. I love the fact that rode made this upgrage, the huge feature is onboard recording ability, as many times in run&gun doc work it may save the footage.

man, looks like a solid upgrade. I was holding off on getting the original wireless gos, but now, its pretty much a no brainer.

Incredible review. I just purchased this for myself and can’t wait to get into it. The original has been nothing but solid.

This was super helpful and the most indepth review I have seen of anything. My major concern was using this as an input device with a lav. And you went above and beyond, especially with the sampling of different lavs. Went ahead and bought and bought this and the countryman b3 right after

Your videos are always so concise. So helpful. Love them! 👍

This is exactly what I needed for wedding filming

This addressed a lot of issues I had with the original model. Still love my Tascam DR-10Ls.

Great info as always! I was so surprised to see the B3 perform so well with this! Crazy what a high quality Lavalier can do.

Your videos certainly helped me decide on the original go, it’s been awesome. Thanks for the great content, I’ll definitely keep this in mind if I need multiple audio sources in the future

The sound muff demo sold me right away.

The only way to get good engagement on audio gear reviews is to beat Curtis to the upload. Jokes aside, great video Caleb!

Many thanks for the detailed review. I was waiting for your review before I buy them.

Best review so far in regards to the go 2...Really the only one which explains in an excellent way how they work

That computer integration is fantastic. I use my Go when doing cooking live streams but this just makes it so much more stream lined. Might have to get this...

The Countryman B3 sounds amazing. Unbelievable sound quality for a tiny water resistant mic.... Good job!

This is awesome I get mine delivered tomorrow, thanks for the thorough explanation!

You're tips for video creators are the best tips of any KZfaqr in existence! I upgraded my studio setup on my new channel after watching your videos. I have gotten so many compliments on my new video because of your help. Thank you!

I was hoping you do the test where you turn your back to the transmitter to see if the audio cuts out. The original had that problem. So wasn't great for walking and talking videos

Thanks for this video, very helpful. Sounds pretty good with the Rode lav. With the Countryman B3 (a pretty good lav) I hear a lot of hiss/self-noise - strange. As a result don’t know if when using other lavs (Sennheiser, etc) we would expect hissing like the B3, or nice quiet like the Rode lav.

Such a great in depth and easy to understand review/ walk though. Thanks for sharing - AWESOME!

This answered all my questions. Thank you.

I would love to hear the difference between the wireless audio going straight to the camera vs the audio being recorded into the rode system. It seems to me that the audio recorded internally to the rode system sounds noticeably better. It does make sense seeing it is a direct connection

Whooo that A Roll is 👌

One of the most flawless reviews I've watched in a while! Instant subscribe :-)

Thanks for the video. Looking forward to testing these out this weekend.

I have to say with the B3 it sounds fantastic huge dif in sound quality, but also huge dif in price at $189. Making it less budget friendly but such a huge improvement might be worth it if you want much better sound. I wonder if any less costly options would work that will get one closer to the sound of the B3 on the Rode but for slightly less. None of the others you tested even came close.

great review, thank you! what microphone were you using to record most of this?

last year we appreciated your review of the rode 1, and we have pore ordered our rode 2, thank you!

Very helpful product demo! Thanks!

That B3 sounded great, I didn't even know that model existed.

I own both the PicoMic and the Wireless Go II and yesterday I used the Go II for the first time filming three interviews. I have to say that I really was impressed with the quality of the audio from the Go II. While I LOVE the small form factor of the PicoMic and the fact that it's not very noticeable when attached to the speaker, I always notice a slight digital tinge to the audio. I'm not sure how to describe what I mean, but it always bothered me a little bit. I did have some hardware issues, but PicoGear's customer service was superb and they resolved my problems by sending me replacement hardware! I ended up buying the Go II mainly for the on board recording capability. The Go II's audio was, to my ears, much better than the PicoMic, but this may be due to the fact that I was using the Rode Lavalier Go with it. Either way, I was pleasantly surprised by how good it sounded. However, it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows. I should first mention that I have the latest firmware on the transmitters and receiver. I also have the latest version of RODE Central. I have the transmitters set to record to internal memory and the first issue occurred with the audio quality set to Uncompressed and the second issue was with the audio quality set to Compressed. The first issue occurred two days ago when I recorded some tests and connected both transmitters to my computer and RODE Central. For one of them, I got an error message that read "Error mounting mass storage." After disconnecting and reconnecting the transmitter a few times, I was still getting the same message. I then disconnected and tried powering up the transmitter and it wouldn't power on no matter how long I held the power button. I reconnected the transmitter to the computer (still getting error message), changed the audio quality setting from Uncompressed to Compressed, disconnected it from the computer, and was finally able to power it on. I don't know if it was that change that helped or if it just decided to power on. I recorded a few more tests, reconnected, and was finally able to access the recordings. The second issue wasn't noticed until I got home after my shoot yesterday and connected the transmitter to my computer. I had filmed three separate interviews. The audio recording for the first two interviews were there, but the third one wasn't. It never recorded even though the receiver showed that it was recording. Fortunately, the receiver was connected to my camera and I got the audio, but this is really worrisome because the whole purpose of being able to record to the transmitter is in case you have some glitch in your camera audio. And my experience right out of the gate is I can't rely on the transmitter's ability to record the audio to its internal memory every time which, like I said earlier, is the reason I bought this mic. Anyone else experience any of these two issues?

just purchased using YOUR links! I am happy to reward you for your awesome content!

Fantastic video, thank you for the insights. Can’t wait to make some videos using this mic

This is a killer device, but... The "always recording" feature is almost a deal breaker for me, as we don't want to rec the audio during mid take. Hope rode fixes the problem by adding some sort of start/stop button on the Rx via firmware update.

This is how a product should be reviewed, without begging for likes and subscriptions. And you just got both! Well done, sir.

Thanks for your awesome review!

I swear I was watching your channel last night and thought “when is Caleb gonna review the rode mic 2” lol

Lol whenever I want to know what things mean I watch Caleb or Gerald 😄 thank you for this video I had question that have all been answered

I’ve been waiting for this video from you!

Great review! Love your A roll set up 🤘🏻

Thank you for the great review! I just purchased 2 Countryman B3 mics with the 3.5 jack and they don't seem to work with the Rode Go II, no audio. Am I missing a step?

Woah, your basement looks like it has windows! Fancy fancy. Questions: I am unclear when the tx’s decide to start recording? Do they just record constantly when turned on? Do they only record when the rx is turned on? My use case would be to use them for recording foley audio from talent when I am droning and don’t have my A-cam powered up. Seems like we need a go-ii pro version. Larger battery and record size, locking mic input, 32bit float local recordings, time code jaming. I’d pay 1k for those for sure no question

Thank you very much for a very clear review. I just picked up a set for some small interviews and looking forward to using them.

Great video like always Caleb! These things are amazing.

Hi there! This was a top notch review. My only question in regards to the functionality of this microphone (coming from a noobie in audio) is whether having to transmitters means I can now have one attached to somebody else and one attached to myself for a two person segment? If not, how good is the internal microphone at picking up voices from people nearby? I'd like to use this as a solution for vlogging. Thanks a bunch for your time!

We have a better option now thanks to DJI!

Great review. Ordered mine! Thanks!

Fantastic review mate! Thank you.

We need 4 mics rode wireless go

What mic are you using for this video? It sounds amazing!!

Thanks for the detailed review

Thanks just for mine today and your info helped a bunch

OMG my editor is going to love the fact that he won't have to sync up the audio from two cameras anymore haha

Now I feel stupid buying my Wireless Go 1 3 months ago and barely using it. This one would have been so much better for my usecase

Thank you my pal, Your videos are always clear, direct to the point and somehow relaxing ahah

Dang it! I bought the first one with your recommendation and have been loving them for the past almost 2years. This is a dang good upgrade but I need to spend my money on other stuff. Thanks for making want to upgrade something I had no intention of upgrading!!

Sound quality isn’t that great tho :( wonder what it would sound like with the video mic NTG attached.

Sorry Caleb but on 3:42 it is exactly the other way around. "Split" is (St)ereo aka 2 Channels with different Tracks and "Merged/Mixed" is (M)ono aka 1 Single Channel. I know merged will put out a Stereo Signal as well but since both Stereo Channels are the same it is basically Mono.

this is INCREDIBLY helpful. thank you!!

Mega! Great review and looking forward to getting one ordered myself! 👍🏻

I wish rode made a 3 in 1 USB C charging cable for this. quite a mess when charging multiple devices and a ton of cable clutter

I seem to remember when you were giving up on Rode.

great detailed&fair and honest review pal

Great review.Cant wait 2 get this.

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Cool device, sounds really nice. It's funny, I actually ended up picking up the Deity 2 mic kit you reviewed on here, and I am still super impressed with that set.

Incredible overview of the Rode. Thanks!

Literally JUST bought it today and get to try it tomorrow for a video!

Thanks for that comprehensive review! 🤘

thank you for this review! usefull

I'm so happy I found this review cant wait to use it and it's very detailed and educational.... Well research..... Awesome job

This is one of the best product review videos I’ve ever seen. Kudos.

Best review. Thanks !!

Glad to see you post a video.

Thanks for posting this. I will be picking this up now.

Excellent review, about to pick it up. Thanks for your review!

This is such an informative and palatable review. Learned a lot! Thanks mate.

Incredible review! Very informative! Thank you!

I got a MixPre-3 and Senheisser Shotgun Mic setup like you too! Best audio combo by far!! Great review as always Caleb!

Just got my Sony ZV-E10 today. Will be ordering these from you Amazon link. Best gear reviews ever.

You are so thorough ! And from Chicago too!!

Thanks for video ..Excellent and complete explanation

Your studio is lookin so fresh. Love the lights

I’m looking forward to getting my hands on this set. I’ll likely still keep my 1st Gen just to have it as a backup and for less intensive use.

I just ordered the Rode Wireless GO II via the link you shared for B&H. Thank you!