[Central-Electronics] 200V on AM

[peter markavage]

My Shure 444 always makes me sound like I'm talking through a tin can. I
use a Heil Goldline mike on my 100V. Always seem to get great audio
reports.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Fri, 6 Jan 2006 19:57:28 -0500 "Russ WQ3X" <wq3x at epix.net> writes:
> Hi Stu -
> 
> I agree 100% with your statement below. I get better audio reports 
> from the 
> critical listeners out there when  I'm using a 444 over the D-104s. 
> (I 
> somehow accumulated at least a few of each!) This is with my 100V 
> (on AM and 
> SSB) and also my 32V-2. Could be just that my voice is better suited 
> to it. 
> The D-104 sounds great also but the 444 beats it.
> 
> I think the whole secret is in the large capture area (large 
> diaphragm) that 
> both of these mics have. Another plus with the 444 is that the 
> elements 
> don't go bad. I'm still using my old 444 from my high school days 
> and now 
> I'm 54!
> 
> Lastly, at the risk of sounding like a Shure commercial, the prices 
> on 444s 
> are dirt cheap. I got a nice one at a local fest this past October 
> for $10 
> with no haggling and this was late in the morning and with good wx!
> 
> 73, Russ WQ3X
> 
> (The CE Reflector is still alive -- We're all just a bunch of 
> lurkers!)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  >>> I would also recommend trying a Shure 444 with the 100V based 
> on the 
> comparisons I have run and consistent reports of smoother quality 
> with the 
> 444 over the D-104.