[Elecraft] mic

[Brian Denley]

Bob:
I actually need the preamp with some mics, especially the dynamics  I don't have a K3.   My K2 doesn't have much mic gain.  My other rigs do.

Brian 
KB1VBF
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> On Jun 11, 2017, at 9:29 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw at blomand.net> wrote:
> 
> On Jim's points, I fully agree.  It seems hams are prone to over complicate a rather simple issue.  There's more than adequate mike gain in the K3S, thus I  find no technical reason for the use of an external preamp.   The internal EQ of the K3S again is most adequate to correctly tailor communications audio, even ESSB.
> 
> I've found mike technique to be a very important factor in good quality audio.  From personal observations, many hams have and use poor mike technique.    The mike-to-mouth position is most critical and will vary with different mikes.
> 
> Like Jim, I'm a retired recording studio engineer and a live stage performance engineer.  Nothing but experience and learning from the experts will improve what you do.
> 
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
> 
> 
> 
>> On 6/11/2017 1:06 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
>>> On Sat,6/10/2017 8:02 PM, Clay Autery wrote:
>>> Customized large capsule condenser mic on a Heil PL2T boom using ONYX
>>> Blackjack for power supply/control.
>> 
>> Sorry, but you guys are WAY over the edge on this. As a retired recording engineer, I own a bunch of great large and small diaphragm mics, both condensers and dynamics, that put these mics to shame, but I wouldn't waste any of them in a ham station. I'm VERY happy with a Yamaha CM500 since W6XU turned me on to it around 2009, at a fraction of the cost. It's plugged straight into the rear panel mic jack of my K3s (plural, not the new K3S). Any decent electret will work as well, especially with the EQ built into a K3, K3S, KX3, KX2. Those large diaphragm mics are great for when I'm recording a symphony orchestra or a great jazz big band, but they are a waste in the ham shack.
>> 
>> 73, Jim K9YC
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