I probably should have noted (maybe I did...?) that my purpose of the cheapie headset was not necessarily for use in the shack, but to take with me on hikes, car camping, back patio operating, etc. In these cases, super-comfort was not the primary objective - operability and compactness were what I was looking for. I needed something light weight and not real big. The headset I got on Amazon fit the bill for my use. I'd much rather be using the CM500 with the KX3, but they are simply too big to jam into a small bag with the KX3.
As with other posts - YMMV. :-) Jim / W6JHB On Thursday, Oct 9, 2014, at Thursday, 9:54 AM, Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote: > On Thu,10/9/2014 6:19 AM, w7...@cox.net wrote: >> Jim apparently tested several different ones, and found the Yamaha to be the >> best match. > > Hardly. :) W6XU introduced our contest club, NCCC, to the CM500 several > years ago. Over a period of ten years or so, I've evaluated perhaps as many > as a dozen cheapo headsets with electret mics. ALL of the mics work fine and > sound good with the K3 and other rigs, but there is HUGE variation in the > quality and comfort of the headphones. I've seen reference to a Koss model > similar to the CM500s that is described as comfortable and sounding good. > >> Electrets can vary a good bit, but nearly all of them should work if >> connected correctly. > > Yes. Some of the first I tested were from a salesman's sample kit of > Plantronics products. All worked fine, but none were comfortable. Ditto for > several computer headsets I bought a few years ago for use with Skype. > > 73, Jim K9YC > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to w6...@me.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
