[Elecraft] mic

[Brian Denley]

I agree on the Koss.  It cost me less than $40 and audio reports are all good.  BTW, I also like my old Astatic 10DA on SSB.

Brian 
KB1VBF
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> On Jun 11, 2017, at 3:55 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV <lists at subich.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On 6/11/2017 2:45 PM, kevino z wrote:
>> Although headsets like my Heil Pro 7 may be more money, am I really
>> "wasting" money on buying a "fancy brand name"  considering the
>> unit consists of mic and incredible speakers?
> 
> Yes, at about $250 retail (plus adapter cable), the Pro 7 is more than
> five times as expensive as the Yamaha CM-500 (electret mic), Koss SB40
> (dynamic mic) or SB45 (electret mic) headsets.   Both the Yamaha and
> Koss headsets have outstanding 120 Ohm headset drivers with sensitivity
> rated at 96dB/mW and microphones well tailored for voice work.  Heil
> does not even publish the impedance or sensitivity for their headset
> drivers!
> 
> For the price of a Heil Pro 7 one could get a Broadcast headset like
> the Audio Technica BPHS1 ($199), Sennheiser HMD280 ($249) or Shure
> BRH440M ($249) - all of which are significantly higher quality than
> the Pro7 (and field proven).
> 
> 73,
> 
>   ... Joe, W4TV
> 
> 
>> On 6/11/2017 2:45 PM, kevino z wrote:
>> Although headsets like my Heil Pro 7 may be more money, am I really "wasting" money on buying a "fancy brand name"  considering the unit consists of mic and incredible speakers? It is a complete package. Besides the amazing electret mic, the sound from the headphones helps me to enjoy the hobby more and allows me to pick out signals I would not be able to without them. I don't think you meant to, but your post came off as if we bought some snake oil.
>> -Kevin (KK4YEL)
>> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced !
>>> On Jun 11, 2017, at 10:41, Joe Subich, W4TV <lists at subich.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Bob and Jim have excellent points.
>>> 
>>> There is one advantage for the electret mic compared to a dynamic
>>> mic.  Electrets are generally 26 dB "hotter" than a dynamic mic
>>> and thus are much more resistant to common mode RF feedback and
>>> magnetic coupling.  However, that assumes the transceiver is