Description
One microphone cannot always hear the whole room.
This package gives you four professional HGM-2 pickup points, so you can place microphones closer to the judge, witness, attorneys, deposition table, or the parts of the room where voices are hardest to capture.
Good when the speaker is close.
But if the witness is quiet, an attorney turns away, someone speaks from across the room, or a side comment happens away from the recorder, one microphone may not be enough.
Better coverage where voices happen.
Place microphones around the room to help capture soft answers, low voices, people speaking away from the recorder, and the voices you cannot afford to miss during review.
Soft answers. Whispers. Low voices. People turned away from the recorder.
Courtrooms and deposition rooms are full of voices that are easy to miss. This system is designed to help you capture more of the room by spreading four HGM-2 microphones around the people speaking.
Place microphones closer to the voices you cannot afford to miss.
Every room is different, but the idea is simple: do not make one recorder or one microphone carry the entire room. Spread the four HGM-2 microphones around the room so important voices are closer to a pickup point.
Helps capture voices directed away from the main recorder position.
Helpful for soft answers, low voices, and testimony review.
Helps when attorneys turn, speak softly, or sit away from the recorder.
Helps cover the far side of a table or a wider legal room setup.
What comes in the Ultimate Elite package?
This is a complete professional 4-microphone courtroom and deposition room audio package built around the Martel HGM-2 court reporter microphone.
HGM-2 Court Reporter Super Microphones
Four professional HGM-2 microphones with battery testers, clip microphones, foam windscreens, and 3.5mm plugs.
Professional 4-Way Splitter
Connects the four HGM-2 microphones into one compatible microphone input path.
25-Foot Splitter Cables
Gives you reach to spread pickup points around courtrooms, deposition rooms, hearing rooms, and arbitration rooms.
Martel USB Audio Sound Card
Included for compatible laptop recording and live listening workflows when you need the microphone system to feed your computer.
Earbuds Set
Included for live listening with compatible laptop workflows and supported monitoring setups.
Hardshell Carrying Case
Protects and organizes your courtroom microphone package between jobs, depositions, hearings, and trials.
This is not a generic microphone bundle.
The Ultimate Elite package is built around four real Martel HGM-2 court reporter microphones. Each microphone includes a built-in battery tester, cable, clip microphone, foam windscreen, 3.5mm plug, and voice-focused HGM-2 audio design.
Yes, live listening with laptops.
This package supports live listening with compatible laptop workflows using the included Martel USB audio sound card and your laptop headphone or earbud output. Recorder and stenowriter live monitoring may depend on the connected equipment.
| Workflow | Works With This Package? | What You Need To Know |
|---|---|---|
| Compatible laptop recording | Yes | Use the included Martel USB audio sound card for compatible laptop microphone-input workflows. |
| Compatible digital recorders | Yes | Connect through a compatible recorder microphone input path. |
| Compatible court recorders | Yes | Use with compatible court recording equipment that accepts this microphone input setup. |
| Compatible stenowriter microphone input | Yes, with compatible writer input | Confirm your writer/input workflow before use. Not every device accepts the same microphone setup. |
| Live headphone / earbud listening | Yes — live listening with laptops | Laptop live listening is supported through a compatible laptop workflow using the included Martel USB audio sound card and your laptop headphone or earbud output. Recorder and stenowriter live monitoring may depend on connected equipment. |
Spread the microphones. Connect the splitter. Record and listen live with your laptop.
The package is built to make courtroom and deposition room coverage easier, without forcing you to depend on one microphone in one location.
Place the HGM-2 microphones
Put pickup points closer to the judge, witness, attorneys, table, or room center.
Use the 25-foot cables
Spread the system around the room instead of keeping all audio at one location.
Connect the 4-way splitter
Feed the four HGM-2 microphones into one compatible microphone input path.
Record and listen live
Use your compatible laptop workflow with the included USB sound card for recording and live listening. Recorder and writer monitoring may depend on your connected equipment.
Ultimate Elite 4-HGM-2 microphone system specs
| Microphones Included | 4 Martel HGM-2 court reporter super microphones |
| Voice Pickup Range | 131-foot voice pickup range per microphone |
| Pickup Direction | 360-degree omnidirectional voice pickup |
| Battery Life | Up to 600 hours |
| Built-In Battery Tester | Yes, each HGM-2 includes a battery tester |
| Plug Size | 3.5mm / 1/8 inch microphone plug |
| Cable Length | 5 1/2 feet per microphone, plus eight 25-foot splitter cables |
| Splitter | 1 professional 4-way splitter included |
| Laptop Audio | 1 Martel USB audio sound card included for compatible laptop recording and live listening workflows |
| Monitoring Accessory | 1 Sony earbuds set included for live listening with compatible laptop workflows |
| Case | 1 hardshell case included |
Better audio can save time, stress, and transcript review headaches.
Weak audio makes the job harder after the proceeding is over. This package is built for reporters and legal recording professionals who want more than one pickup point, more room coverage, live laptop listening, and more confidence when reviewing important audio.
Ultimate Elite microphone system FAQ
Who is this package for?
It is built for court reporters, court recorders, deposition reporters, legal recording professionals, hearing rooms, arbitration rooms, and courtroom audio workflows.
Why do I need four microphones?
Four microphones let you place pickup closer to voices around the room instead of relying on one recorder or one microphone in one location.
Can it help with quiet witnesses?
Yes, it is designed to help capture soft voices, quiet answers, and distant speakers by placing microphones closer to the people speaking.
Can I use it with a laptop?
Yes, with a compatible laptop recording and live listening workflow using the included Martel USB audio sound card.
Can I use it with a digital recorder?
Yes, when the recorder has a compatible microphone input workflow for this type of microphone system.
Can I use it with a stenowriter?
Yes, with compatible stenowriter microphone inputs. Recorder and stenowriter live monitoring may depend on the connected equipment.
Can I listen live through earbuds?
Yes, live listening with laptops is supported through a compatible laptop workflow using the included Martel USB audio sound card and your laptop headphone or earbud output.
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The Ultimate Elite 4-HGM-2 package is built to help court reporters and court recorders capture stronger courtroom and deposition room audio, review with more confidence, listen live with compatible laptop workflows, and place pickup where the voices actually happen.