[djbnh]

Our pastor's church mike set-up is being a pain (the clip-on one he uses at the altar falls apart, swooshes, gets CB interference, etc.), and myself and other K of C members are considering replacing the cheap, aged cordless mike setup currently in use. Please post, email, or pm any serious upgrade suggestions.

In advance, thank you for your response.

[HChi]

According to my experience, a wireless lavilier system will work the best.  The carodid mic type is cheaper but more susceptible to head movement. If the pastor moves around a lot and is quite dynamic, a omnidirectional headworn mic type will work the best, which is also more expensive, because it can assue the volume stay constant regardless the head movement.

[Russtafarian]

Go for a high quality wireless rig with a headset mic.  Shure and Sennheiser make a good wireless rigs and the Countryman headset is excellent.  It gives you a lot of gain before feedback and eliminates clothing noise.   Tell your minister the Britney Spears wisecracks from the congregation usually only last a few weeks.

Expect to pay around $500 for the wireless and another $200-300 for the headset mic.  It sounds like a lot, but you don't want the hassle of a cheap wireless rig intermittently cutting out on you.  Your minister is proclaiming God's Word.  What can be more important than that?

[JLM]

I 2nd the wireless headset mic.  Get the small one that follows the curve of the jaw (easier to ignore).