The Sony ECM-M1 is a clip-on lavalier or ‘lapel’ mic of a type used by interviewers and presenters everywhere. It’s a tiny wearable microphone capsule that connects by wire either directly to the camera or recording device, or to a wireless transmitter carried in a back pocket, maybe. It’s a simple, uncomplicated type of microphone, and the Sony ECM-LV1 Stereo Lavalier Microphone works on the same principle as any other. The main difference is the price, which is at the upper end of the scale for even the best lavalier microphones.
The selling point for the ECM-M1 is its audio quality. It uses an ECM-77 series “industry-lauded” capsule (Sony’s description) that’s widely used in the professional recording world. There are much cheaper lavalier mics than this one, and you'll find several in our guide to the best budget microphones, but the ECM-M1 is designed for quality not cheapness.
