The Hollyland Lark M2 is perhaps the most compact wireless microphone system that I’ve ever seen, and yet it holds up the most important things like audio quality and range. It’s not a perfect system, but I’ve liked it well enough that it has been out the 6-7 other wireless audio systems I own as the one I’m continually reaching for in my reviews. Find out why by either watching my full review linked below or reading a summary of my findings in the article points below.

Hollyland Lark M2 Compact Wireless Microphone System Review | Is Smaller Better?

Thanks to Hollyland for sending me a review sample. As always, this is a completely independent review. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are my own.

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Summary of Strengths and Weaknesses

Easy plug and play
App support/control for iOS/Android
Very good mic quality
Extremely compact size
Easy mount options
No lav option
No MI-shoe compatibility
Charge case doesn’t have room for 3.5mm cord

Features

What’s in the box:
- Good packaging. Everything fits inside a relatively small pouch
- 2x transmitters
- 3x Receiver (Camera, Lightning, USB-C)
- Charging Case
- Charge cable (USB-A to C)
- 2x dead cat/furry windscreen
- 3.5mm audio cable
- 2x Clips and lanyards
- Stickers to personalize transmitters
- Pouch for everything

Transmitters have metallic mesh to protect against interference (no mic on receiver).
Receiver has easy knob to control gain
Rated 1000’ (300m) transmission range (line of site) – LDS (Laser Direct Structuring) antenna.
10 hour transmitter battery life. With charge case you can get 40 hours of total recording time without needing to plug in. Everything recharges in under 1.5 hours
Mono or stereo recording options
Option to use ENC (Environmental Noise Cancellation)
Transmitters weigh just 9g and very discrete
USB Audio Class (UAC) compatibility – connect direct to computer via USB.

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Things I Like

Love the compact size – means magnetic option works well even if I’m wearing a crew new shirt.
The biggest thing that has won me over is the audio quality (48kHz/24 bit audio) – better match to the very good podcasting mic I use for image quality sections.
Like the universal kit – can use the same mic for all of your recording needs.
Like the easy to use gain function on receiver
Extremely plug and play – anyone can us it
Pass through charging option for receiver on mobile device
Price is fantastic for all you get

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Things I Don’t Like

No 3.5mm jack for lavalier mics. Like having the option, though less of a big deal with such a compact transmitter
No MI-shoe compatibility means 3.5mm connection

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Conclusion

The Hollyland Lark 2 has become my go-to audio recording device for two reasons – very good audio quality and compact transmitter size.
Add a MI-Shoe compatible receiver, and you’ve got pretty much a perfect combo.

The most discrete transmitter option out there also comes with great audio quality, making the Lark 2 from Hollyland a real winner.

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