The point is that nobody can tell the difference on the air
between a $35 Shure PA48, a $65 Heil HM-12, $155 Heil PR-781
or even a $390 Yaesu MD200A8X for that matter.
We've all wrapped a Solo Cup or cut off paper towel tube around
a Shure 444 or Kenwood MC50, etc. if we've been licensed long enough.
Many of us have soldered capacitors in series with the mic lead over
the years as well in order to "fix" audio deficiencies in older rigs
that did not have effective TX EQ or proper preemphasis - that doesn't
take anything away from those mics.
However, the TX EQ in the K3 is probably the most effective, simple
to use option and it certainly makes the audio racks and W2IHY every
expensive surplus.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 2015-07-05 4:18 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On Sun,7/5/2015 12:31 PM, Clive Lorton wrote:
The fact that Joe thinks certain products are over priced is his
view, not necessarily everyone's
No, it's because Joe (and I) know microphones quite well, and we know
what good stuff costs. Joe is a retired broadcast engineering manager,
I'm retired from four decades in pro audio, including work as a
recording engineer. I'm also a member of the AES Standards Committee and
the Working Group on Microphones.
otherwise Heil would not be in business.
Heil is in business for the same reason that Bose is in business -- they
spend a lot of money on advertising, and their customers don't know
enough about the product they are selling to know they're being
suckered. In the audio biz, we say of Bose, "better sound through
marketing." The same applies to Heil.
When I got back on the air in 2003, I was still very busy running my
audio biz, so I bought a used K2/100, which came with a Heil PTT mic
(MH2). I opened it up and found an inexpensive electret capsule that
couldn't have cost more than a buck or two wedged into an opening with a
piece of foam behind it.
73, Jim K9YC
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