Fun is whatever is fun for you. If a nice looking new microphone is it, go for it!
Half a century ago when microphones were still hand-made the more expensive ones were significantly better than the cheap variety. Considerably more labor went into assembling each element, and more elements failed to meet specs and so had to be discarded or reworked. But these days microphone manufacturing is entirely automated and a machine can crank out endless identically-performing high-quality elements in a tiny fraction of the time a human could. It's also why you can buy a first-quality wristwatch at an absurdly low cost today. A really fine microphone element can be bought for under USD$5. The rest of the cost is in the case, chrome, stand, etc., just as the cost of the wristwatch is in its case and band. In both cases, the cost can be anything from reasonable to the absurd. It's all in what you want to spend. 73, Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Chadbourne Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2016 6:24 AM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Appropriate Mic for K3 (new) Greetings - I've had my K3 for 5 years, mostly a CW and digital operator. I've never done much with my microphone - just repurposing an Turner454X crystal mic. I keep wondering if I'd be having more phun with a new 'phone. Without starting a holy war, perhaps a few of you could make a recommendation as to a specific slightly-better-than budget model. Better still, with Christmas coming, maybe you're eyeing a fancy upgrade for yourself and would like to sell me your modestly-priced pre-owned mic(?). 73 to all, Merry Christmas Bruce KE1CY @ arrl.net ______________________________________________________________ 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 r...@elecraft.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
