Ultra-compact and easy-to-use dual-channel wireless microphone system for filmmaking, vlogging, TikTok, streaming, podcasting and video calls (Zoom, MS Teams etc.)
Analogue and digital USB outputs that are compatible with cameras, Windows and MacOS computers, iOS and Android phones for versatile use in a range of settings (additional cable may be required for some devices)
Transmitters have over 40 hours of on-board recording function to ensure flawless audio in all settings – no need to worry about wireless drop-outs.
Tiny form factor and built-in microphones means transmitters can be directly attached to talent, or use as a traditional belt pack with a lavalier microphone
State-of-the-art series IV wireless transmission for stable, secure transmission up to 200m, even in dense RF environments
Specification: RØDE Wireless GO II Ultra-compact Dual-channel Wireless Microphone System with Built-in Microphones, On-board Recording and 200m Range for…
Product dimensions
2000 x 1500 x 800 cm, 0.45 Grams
Batteries
3 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included)
Item Model Number
WIGOII
Colour
Black
Compatible Devices
Cameras, computers and smartphones
Connector
USB Type-C
size
Doppelsender
Battery type
Lithium Ion
Hardware Platform
Kamera, Tablet, Smartphone
Power Source
Hand-operated
Item Weight
0.45 g
13 reviews for RØDE Wireless GO II Ultra-compact Dual-channel Wireless Microphone System with Built-in Microphones, On-board Recording and 200m Range for…
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Ben –
Have been buying rode products for many years. Wanted a compact alternative to my Sennheiser G3’s.
These are amazing. Solid, well built, intuitive and very happy with the sound quality.
I use them with my Cos 11d lapel mics and they sound great. The local backup recording is icing on the cake.
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★★★★★
Bradley J Hay –
Rode have out done themselves again. Great quality, great sound, easy to use. This model is awesome as you can plug straight into USB port on computer and get full quality sound when recording n Zoom etc. A great added feature from the first Wireless go set up.
Well done Rode. Highly recommend
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★★★★★
Shahab Tabrizi –
Very versatile microphone system with excellent sound quality and ease of use no matter what device you connect it to. I connect these microphones to my PC for conferencing and podcasting, connects to my sony alpha 7 DSLr and galaxy s21 ulta phone with ease and provides excellent sound quality for videos. Both PC and Android apps(Rode connect) are very easy to use as well.
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★★★★★
Jay –
These are amazing units. They stream the audio back to the RX and they record locally for future use. Only issue is you need the RODE app to pull the recordings and they aren’t in a useable format where you can just use a PC to drag the files off it. Product is great though.
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★★★★★
Mehdi –
Perfect
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humza –
My one was used and scratched. I returned it straight away and got my money back.
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AbbyBReviewing –
PROS: You can automatically Backup all audio recordings (this personally is my favourite new feature on the GO ii vs GO i very handy). Perfect for YouTubers, amateurs & professionals alike. Excellent audio quality (the best I’ve ever heard from a wireless mic), fast pairing, great range connectivity when talking close to or far from the reciever, nice battery life I get ~6.5-7.5 hours. Audio settings are highly adjustable especially when using the rode app. The GO ii is light weight, easy to conceal, and works perfectly solo and with my non-rode lav mic. Comes with detailed instructions and is overall simple to use.
CONS: The price (very expensive). At this price they should have provided more cords because if you want to film/record audio/use the mic with a phone, GoPro or computer extra TRRS, USB C or lighting adapter cords are needed to use the GO ii. Case is too small and won’t fit all the items included (will only hold the 2 transmitters & the receiver).
Overall, I would highly recommend the Rode Wireless GO ii to others! 👍
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★★★★★
Dion Chapman –
Easy to use professional sound for video creators in a compact package.
The internal recording means even if it losses connectivity, you can easily download the audio and use it in your projects.
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Michael M Campbell –
Brilliant microphone, well priced and excellent value. This is the gold standard, well worth buying.
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Luke M –
Rode has the name and the reputation, so overall you can’t go wrong with the brand. They’ve done a great job with this mic and have put efforts into improvements since it came out. I like that you can update the software/firmware (when attached to a Laptop/PC), which many of the other similar mics do not do. This mic also has more settings to adjust than many of the similar ones on the market (many of which have to be done while plugged in to a computer with the RODE software installed).
I will comment on a few downsides: 1) While many competitors come with a strong hard case, Rode has gone cheap in that area and just includes a soft little bag. You have to purchase a hard case separately if you want one (which you most likely will if you want to keep your device in good condition). By skimping on this area, Rode has not quite provided a winning mic in all areas.
2) Higher price than many similar mics. Yes, it’s a good quality mic, but to the untrained ear, the recording sound quality is pretty similar to mics that are about £100 cheaper (I have one of those too). It would probably take a sound expert to really notice any difference, which makes you wonder if the extra £100 is worth it, especially if you’re on a tight budget. I’m sure there is a difference, it’s just not really noticeable to most ears.
3) The Rode does not come with a Lavalier (tie mic). You have to purchase this separately. Again, many of the slightly cheaper competitors DO come with an included Lavalier. So. Rode has once again skimped here, to give you the basic bare bones product minus the accessories that most people are going to want, so will need to purchase as additional costs.
4) The included Rode cables are just about as short as you can get away with. Really Rode? You couldn’t spare an extra 20cm of cable? I guess you’re cutting costs again to keep the price of the mic within range of it’s competitors. When I bought a similar mic from another company (which was cheaper), I got multiple (longer) cables…. which included USB C and USB cables, as well as lightening all in the pac with the mic. With Rode, you just get the USB B (3 of them, since there’s 3 devices) and have to fork out extra money for any other cables with different fittings.
I guess Rode wanted their mic to come across as not too expensive, so provided only the bare bones… while slightly cheaper competitors provide all the extras too (and longer connection cables).
Having added in my thoughts on the negatives and Rode skimping on what comes in the pack, I will still affirm that this is a good quality wireless Mic which you can plug directly into a laptop, instead of needing a sound desk to send your sound through. So, it’s useful, portable and makes life simpler. Good mic, good system…. could do with including more extras without upping the price (since it’s already higher than competitors, who all managed to include the extras).
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★★★★★
Sagar A. –
First Rode product to let me down. The transmitters keep unpairing and are completely unreliable in the field.
The units look good and come with a handy little case which is a nice touch. Got them working okay at home and things looked promising. The first few sound tests were good. Range is okay if the unit has line of sight, otherwise not amazing but they come with onboard recording as a backup with is great.
Problem starts when you switch off and try to turn back on, then one or other unpairs with the receiver. It took an age to find information about how to correct this? Like come on Rode? Anyway, the fix is manageable at home, but outside on a shoot, in full sun light etc is next to impossible.
Accompanying software Rode Central, isn’t bad but it would nice if one could download all tracks together, not a biggie but just a minor issue.
Ultimately, if you pay €250 for a product from a company with Rode’s reputation you expect reliability to be rock solid and in that regard the product fails. Couldn’t recommend at all, avoid.
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★★★★★
AbbyBReviewing –
We are SO impressed with these little mikes that we are considering breaking our duck and doing our first vlog describing how fantastic they are.
We are a live event, DJ, event management, event decorating and production business. So kind of seen the video and photo people coming along with these little mike sets and laughed that they are obviously not “proper”.
So eventually we succumbed and got our first set last week and have already used them twice.
They are incredible. So versatile. Have reasonable quality and can even be used directly into a live mixing desk or recording setup.
There is a lot to these little mikes. So let me give you just the highlights.
– they really work at 200 metres line of sight and have a great range even where there is lots of other 2.4GHz traffic
– they are tiny and can be made even tinier by using the Rode Lavalier Go – we bought a white and a black one
– the transmitters can record without any connection to the receiver. Just standalone recorders. They can also record when the receiver is connected to avoid any loss of audio if you are going to use the result in post production rather than live.
– they charge fairly quickly from pretty much any USB charger (B or C)
– there is free software available on teh Mac and PC to fully control all the options for both the transmitters and receivers. This software also facilitates getting the recordings from the transmitters to the big bad world ready to go into Premier Pro or the like.
– there is also software to make them work with iPhones but BEWARE that is not straightforward and you need a certified apple cable that supports Audio over the lightning connector. Rode make a couple of different types of these cable but they are currently out of stock.
– the receiver can be plugged into not only your video camera but also into a mixing desk, focusrite, DJ controller and many more places. It is of course not giving you a “proper” XLR connection but you will have to use a TRS mini jack to XLR or similar cable. But …. it works!
– the quality is fine – they are not up there with the higher end lapel mike systems, but for most corporate/wedding event production they are perfectly adequate.
So, for just over £300 plus another £100 for a pair of lavaliers and maybe £50 for a case and extra cables you will end up with a VERY useful addition to your audio line up which can be used for live work, video blogging, livestreaming, ad hoc recording and even note taking when with a client.
AMAZING
Thanks Rode. I thought you were all about teh NT and NTG ranges of mikes and these were just “toys”. I was very wrong.
– they are small enough to keep in your pocket or if packed in a case, in your laptop case. If ever you “forget” your Shure SM58 wireless for example then these can fill in. If there is a last minute request to “record” the speeches then you can at least get broadcast quality audio which you can later match up with a mobile phone video or small format video camera. Which in emergencies is probably more than good enough.
Criticisms:
Of course we can criticize these when comparing to more expensive pro live equipment and some people have not liked the fact that you have to take recordings from teh transmitters one by one and label them after they land in the computer pre production. Some do not like the fact they are rechargeable and you cannot take spare rechargeable batteries (but they last at least 5 hours continuously on). Some do not like the fact that they are not really smooth with the iPhone and you have to have the “special” Rode cable. we have even seen criticisms about having to get separate USB charger(s). we have also seen some criticisms about teh headroom on the signal being such that they do not do well for loud recordings. This is all true and largely insignificant. In fact there are legitimate workarounds for pretty much all of this.
All these things can be got around.
We are looking to try one of the Go 2 customer chargers that can store and charge all three components whilst out in the field without ANY other power.
We will definitely be buying more of these kits next week and are looking forward to being able to improve our services to our clients and third party suppliers.
Never lose an audio recording.
Never be caught short without a mike.
Dont give up quality to keep these things in check.
Thanks Rode. You are great. AGAIN.
MusicZon
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★★★★★
MusicZon –
Waited for 10 days to receive the product. But after unboxing, there were dents and scratches on the products. Quite surely it has been used before. Irresponsible. Strange. Unexpected for such an expensive product.
Ben –
Have been buying rode products for many years. Wanted a compact alternative to my Sennheiser G3’s.
These are amazing. Solid, well built, intuitive and very happy with the sound quality.
I use them with my Cos 11d lapel mics and they sound great. The local backup recording is icing on the cake.
Bradley J Hay –
Rode have out done themselves again. Great quality, great sound, easy to use. This model is awesome as you can plug straight into USB port on computer and get full quality sound when recording n Zoom etc. A great added feature from the first Wireless go set up.
Well done Rode. Highly recommend
Shahab Tabrizi –
Very versatile microphone system with excellent sound quality and ease of use no matter what device you connect it to. I connect these microphones to my PC for conferencing and podcasting, connects to my sony alpha 7 DSLr and galaxy s21 ulta phone with ease and provides excellent sound quality for videos. Both PC and Android apps(Rode connect) are very easy to use as well.
Jay –
These are amazing units. They stream the audio back to the RX and they record locally for future use. Only issue is you need the RODE app to pull the recordings and they aren’t in a useable format where you can just use a PC to drag the files off it.
Product is great though.
Mehdi –
Perfect
humza –
My one was used and scratched. I returned it straight away and got my money back.
AbbyBReviewing –
PROS: You can automatically Backup all audio recordings (this personally is my favourite new feature on the GO ii vs GO i very handy). Perfect for YouTubers, amateurs & professionals alike. Excellent audio quality (the best I’ve ever heard from a wireless mic), fast pairing, great range connectivity when talking close to or far from the reciever, nice battery life I get ~6.5-7.5 hours. Audio settings are highly adjustable especially when using the rode app. The GO ii is light weight, easy to conceal, and works perfectly solo and with my non-rode lav mic. Comes with detailed instructions and is overall simple to use.
CONS: The price (very expensive). At this price they should have provided more cords because if you want to film/record audio/use the mic with a phone, GoPro or computer extra TRRS, USB C or lighting adapter cords are needed to use the GO ii. Case is too small and won’t fit all the items included (will only hold the 2 transmitters & the receiver).
Overall, I would highly recommend the Rode Wireless GO ii to others! 👍
If you found this review helpful please click the helpful button below 😊
Dion Chapman –
Easy to use professional sound for video creators in a compact package.
The internal recording means even if it losses connectivity, you can easily download the audio and use it in your projects.
Michael M Campbell –
Brilliant microphone, well priced and excellent value. This is the gold standard, well worth buying.
Luke M –
Rode has the name and the reputation, so overall you can’t go wrong with the brand. They’ve done a great job with this mic and have put efforts into improvements since it came out. I like that you can update the software/firmware (when attached to a Laptop/PC), which many of the other similar mics do not do. This mic also has more settings to adjust than many of the similar ones on the market (many of which have to be done while plugged in to a computer with the RODE software installed).
I will comment on a few downsides:
1) While many competitors come with a strong hard case, Rode has gone cheap in that area and just includes a soft little bag. You have to purchase a hard case separately if you want one (which you most likely will if you want to keep your device in good condition). By skimping on this area, Rode has not quite provided a winning mic in all areas.
2) Higher price than many similar mics. Yes, it’s a good quality mic, but to the untrained ear, the recording sound quality is pretty similar to mics that are about £100 cheaper (I have one of those too). It would probably take a sound expert to really notice any difference, which makes you wonder if the extra £100 is worth it, especially if you’re on a tight budget. I’m sure there is a difference, it’s just not really noticeable to most ears.
3) The Rode does not come with a Lavalier (tie mic). You have to purchase this separately. Again, many of the slightly cheaper competitors DO come with an included Lavalier. So. Rode has once again skimped here, to give you the basic bare bones product minus the accessories that most people are going to want, so will need to purchase as additional costs.
4) The included Rode cables are just about as short as you can get away with. Really Rode? You couldn’t spare an extra 20cm of cable? I guess you’re cutting costs again to keep the price of the mic within range of it’s competitors. When I bought a similar mic from another company (which was cheaper), I got multiple (longer) cables…. which included USB C and USB cables, as well as lightening all in the pac with the mic. With Rode, you just get the USB B (3 of them, since there’s 3 devices) and have to fork out extra money for any other cables with different fittings.
I guess Rode wanted their mic to come across as not too expensive, so provided only the bare bones… while slightly cheaper competitors provide all the extras too (and longer connection cables).
Having added in my thoughts on the negatives and Rode skimping on what comes in the pack, I will still affirm that this is a good quality wireless Mic which you can plug directly into a laptop, instead of needing a sound desk to send your sound through. So, it’s useful, portable and makes life simpler. Good mic, good system…. could do with including more extras without upping the price (since it’s already higher than competitors, who all managed to include the extras).
Sagar A. –
First Rode product to let me down. The transmitters keep unpairing and are completely unreliable in the field.
The units look good and come with a handy little case which is a nice touch. Got them working okay at home and things looked promising. The first few sound tests were good. Range is okay if the unit has line of sight, otherwise not amazing but they come with onboard recording as a backup with is great.
Problem starts when you switch off and try to turn back on, then one or other unpairs with the receiver. It took an age to find information about how to correct this? Like come on Rode? Anyway, the fix is manageable at home, but outside on a shoot, in full sun light etc is next to impossible.
Accompanying software Rode Central, isn’t bad but it would nice if one could download all tracks together, not a biggie but just a minor issue.
Ultimately, if you pay €250 for a product from a company with Rode’s reputation you expect reliability to be rock solid and in that regard the product fails. Couldn’t recommend at all, avoid.
AbbyBReviewing –
We are SO impressed with these little mikes that we are considering breaking our duck and doing our first vlog describing how fantastic they are.
We are a live event, DJ, event management, event decorating and production business. So kind of seen the video and photo people coming along with these little mike sets and laughed that they are obviously not “proper”.
So eventually we succumbed and got our first set last week and have already used them twice.
They are incredible. So versatile. Have reasonable quality and can even be used directly into a live mixing desk or recording setup.
There is a lot to these little mikes. So let me give you just the highlights.
– they really work at 200 metres line of sight and have a great range even where there is lots of other 2.4GHz traffic
– they are tiny and can be made even tinier by using the Rode Lavalier Go – we bought a white and a black one
– the transmitters can record without any connection to the receiver. Just standalone recorders. They can also record when the receiver is connected to avoid any loss of audio if you are going to use the result in post production rather than live.
– they charge fairly quickly from pretty much any USB charger (B or C)
– there is free software available on teh Mac and PC to fully control all the options for both the transmitters and receivers. This software also facilitates getting the recordings from the transmitters to the big bad world ready to go into Premier Pro or the like.
– there is also software to make them work with iPhones but BEWARE that is not straightforward and you need a certified apple cable that supports Audio over the lightning connector. Rode make a couple of different types of these cable but they are currently out of stock.
– the receiver can be plugged into not only your video camera but also into a mixing desk, focusrite, DJ controller and many more places. It is of course not giving you a “proper” XLR connection but you will have to use a TRS mini jack to XLR or similar cable. But …. it works!
– the quality is fine – they are not up there with the higher end lapel mike systems, but for most corporate/wedding event production they are perfectly adequate.
So, for just over £300 plus another £100 for a pair of lavaliers and maybe £50 for a case and extra cables you will end up with a VERY useful addition to your audio line up which can be used for live work, video blogging, livestreaming, ad hoc recording and even note taking when with a client.
AMAZING
Thanks Rode. I thought you were all about teh NT and NTG ranges of mikes and these were just “toys”. I was very wrong.
– they are small enough to keep in your pocket or if packed in a case, in your laptop case. If ever you “forget” your Shure SM58 wireless for example then these can fill in. If there is a last minute request to “record” the speeches then you can at least get broadcast quality audio which you can later match up with a mobile phone video or small format video camera. Which in emergencies is probably more than good enough.
Criticisms:
Of course we can criticize these when comparing to more expensive pro live equipment and some people have not liked the fact that you have to take recordings from teh transmitters one by one and label them after they land in the computer pre production. Some do not like the fact they are rechargeable and you cannot take spare rechargeable batteries (but they last at least 5 hours continuously on). Some do not like the fact that they are not really smooth with the iPhone and you have to have the “special” Rode cable. we have even seen criticisms about having to get separate USB charger(s). we have also seen some criticisms about teh headroom on the signal being such that they do not do well for loud recordings. This is all true and largely insignificant. In fact there are legitimate workarounds for pretty much all of this.
All these things can be got around.
We are looking to try one of the Go 2 customer chargers that can store and charge all three components whilst out in the field without ANY other power.
We will definitely be buying more of these kits next week and are looking forward to being able to improve our services to our clients and third party suppliers.
Never lose an audio recording.
Never be caught short without a mike.
Dont give up quality to keep these things in check.
Thanks Rode. You are great. AGAIN.
MusicZon
MusicZon –
Waited for 10 days to receive the product. But after unboxing, there were dents and scratches on the products. Quite surely it has been used before. Irresponsible. Strange. Unexpected for such an expensive product.
Didn’t test the sound recording. Returned it.