Many thanks to all of you who responded. I've become a fan of Sennheiser mikes(for my wife) as well as Sennheiser/Crown for me. I like my voice through the e835 but for live I like my Crown 311A the best.
Sennheiser company recommended the E845 wireless version, with the option of buying an e945 capsule for it at a later time. Would work well for my wife.
Like many of you, I have a bag full of cables, mikes etc from days gone by. What I'm trying to do now that it's just my wife and I, is to find those one or two mikes(cables etc)that will work for just about everything and clean house. I work with high school kids daily, some of whom love music, they are going to be the recipients of some cables/mikes.
To that end, I just ordered a Mogami mike cable...15 footer at $50+...most I've spent on a mike cable. I want something that is rugged and sounds good. My newest(bargain)last two mike cables have a short or whatever and don't work so good. The cables weren't cheap but not expensive either.
I've heard my wife sing through Shure, Crown, EV, Rode, Sennheiser and a number of less expensive brands. For recording I still like her voice through one of the two Rode LD condenser mikes that we have had for years. But for live, I really like her voice through Sennheiser. Capturing her voice isn't easy but Sennheiser seems to do it best.
Hopefully Sennheiser has a receiving unit for their e835 that can handle more than one mike.
Take care all and thanks.