I have been using an Audio Technica System 10 headset, and I am happy with it. It is a good mic for *singing* and speaking. If I were not a singing caller, I would probably use a different mic with the same System 10. Rich Sbardella
On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 11:42 AM, via Callers <[email protected] > wrote: > Hi Kalia, > > I use a Countryman Associates hands free headset. Countryman is very high > performance company that many professionals speakers and performers use. > You can contact them directly to ask questions. Their web site is > http://www.countryman.com/ > > I have been using their Isomax headset with my Shure PGX1 wireless > transmitter for years now. > > Hope this was helpful. Good luck. > > Joe De Paolo > > In a message dated 9/5/2016 11:12:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I sent this last week but got a message from Dave Casserly telling me > the message had been marked as spam, so I'm guessing it mostly > disappeared into everyone's lint filter. I've read the previous threads > on headsets going back to 2014 and there aren't a lot of specifics. > JoLaine, if you're reading this, I'd love to know what model you use. > You mentioned that it was a Shure and that you loved it. And Rich > Sbardella mentioned last year that his Shure had been giving him > trouble. Rich, what model is yours, and are you happy with your > replacement? > > Here's the mail from last week, to get those of you who didn't see it on > the same page with those who did: > > Hi all > > I was just working a wedding gig and my old Samson headset mic crapped > out. If the piano player hadn't had hers along, I would have been in > serious trouble. Time for a new and more reliable headset mic. I use > my hands a LOT when I'm doing ONS gigs, so a handheld cordless isn't an > option for me. > > I'd love recommendations from any of you about specific models to look > at. I'm planning to plow the funds from this wedding and some of my > caller piggy bank into a new mic, so I want something that's really good > quality. It doesn't have to be tiny and invisible, but it does need to > be reliable and sturdy. If it doesn't have a belt pack that's a plus, > but it seems like most of the good-quality headset mics have belt packs. > I'll deal with it if that's the best bet. So, recommendations? > > For reference, the one I was working with was a Samson Airline 77, often > referred to as the "aerobic instructor mic." It had the transmitter on > the headset, so there were no wires or belt pack, and it worked just > fine for a long time until suddenly it didn't. I would like to hear > what folks are using who rely on a headset mic for their calling gigs. > > Kalia Kliban in Sebastopol, CA > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > >
