[Elecraft] Recommendation for Microphone for K3s?

[David Sumner]

I just bought a second CM500 from Sweetwater. Great customer service. They were out of stock but let me know as soon as new stock arrived.

Dave K1ZZ

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> On Nov 2, 2022, at 10:44 AM, kr7x at comcast.net wrote:
> 
> Not sure about the manufacturing aspect but still available from amazon,
> sweetwater, etc.
> Hank / KR7X
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
> Behalf Of john at kk9a.com
> Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 9:57 PM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Recommendation for Microphone for K3s?
> 
> Is the Yamaha CM500 still being manufactured?
> 
> John KK9A
> 
> 
> Rick NK7I wrote:
> 
> They're nothing special; you can dial in equalization just as well in the
> K3S.  I bought the Heil with my K3 and quickly gave up on them.
> 
> The Yamaha CM500 plugs into the rear (with bias) and the headphones are
> comfy for hours, without spending a lot (by comparison, you can get a few
> for the cost of one Heil).  They block most of the noise in my shack.  I
> keep a couple spares as the foam covers do wear out.
> 
> If you need to block of lot of shack noise, there are other options, most
> are expensive.
> 
> A search of the archives is recommended, this topic has been covered many
> times before.
> 
> 73,
> Rick nk7i
> 
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