A chanter trailing the group unloads his heart into a microphone wired to a mobile loudspeaker.
At 79, he is confined to an electric wheelchair and his voice is so weak, he speaks into a microphone wired to a small tabletop amplifier.
He stepped out from behind his lectern and walked to the center of the stage, carrying the microphone wire like a professional.
The sound is excellent, a handy clip pins the microphone wire in place on your shirt, and the cord snaps into the palmtop so securely, it can support the weight of the BlackBerry without disconnecting.
Ear bud and microphone users sometimes try to signal to others that they are on the phone, putting the handset on a restaurant table in full view, for example, or holding the microphone wire as they walk, no longer, strictly speaking, hands-free.
Then, there's the microphone wire that goes from a jack on the headset's inline remote to my Xbox 360 controller.
I have never seen the stage of Alice Tully Hall so jam-packed with instruments, microphones, wires and speakers of all sizes and shapes as on Saturday night for the opening concert of "Sonic Evolutions: A Louis Andriessen Festival," presented by Lincoln Center.
(In fact, if you're willing to sacrifice the manual-focus ring, the wired microphone, the built-in flash and a few other perks, you can buy the similar GS120 for as little as $560 online).
Mr. Townsend was still doing the airplane guitar strokes that were his trademark and Mr. Daltry remained one of the few performers to use a wired microphone so he could swing it through the air during the songs.
Logitech microphone that's wired to reduce latency.
