[ICOM] SM-20 vs. SM-6

[D & M Pendergast]

Howdy all,

I have both of these mics but use them on different rigs so haven't done a
comparison.  The peramps in the mics certainly do differ and the SM20 offers
a low cut feature to attenuate the lower audio response from the mic.  I
have never utilised this feature myself so do not endorse the feature one
way or the other.

Similarly, the SM8 mic has a different preamp and has a tone control which
is useful particularly on FM rigs.  I would suggest looking past the buttons
and styling of the case into what makes the noise.  This is where the
differences lie.  The circuit diagrams are out there.

Best regards,

Des.

----- Original Message -----
From: "johnny" <jcpsiu at hotmail.com>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 11:35 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] SM-20 vs. SM-6


> I used both of them and SM-20 sounds better than SM-6.  However, it is
> difficult to decide whether this will justify such a price difference.
>
> 73
>
> Johnny Siu VR2XMC
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "W3UIO" <amishbuggy37 at yahoo.com>
> To: <Icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 7:30 PM
> Subject: [ICOM] SM-20 vs. SM-6
>
>
> > What is the difference between the SM-20 and the SM-6
> > mikes, other than one costs twice as much?
> >
> > I know about the up/down function of the SM-20, but I
> > am interested in the basic mike aspect. In other
> > words, why would I need to pay twice as much for the
> > SM-20?
> >
> > TNX ES 73,
> >
> > Larry
> >
> >
> >
> >
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