I agree on the Koss. It cost me less than $40 and audio reports are all good. BTW, I also like my old Astatic 10DA on SSB.
Brian KB1VBF Sent from my iPad > On Jun 11, 2017, at 3:55 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV <li...@subich.com> wrote: > > >> On 6/11/2017 2:45 PM, kevino z wrote: >> Although headsets like my Heil Pro 7 may be more money, am I really >> "wasting" money on buying a "fancy brand name" considering the >> unit consists of mic and incredible speakers? > > Yes, at about $250 retail (plus adapter cable), the Pro 7 is more than > five times as expensive as the Yamaha CM-500 (electret mic), Koss SB40 > (dynamic mic) or SB45 (electret mic) headsets. Both the Yamaha and > Koss headsets have outstanding 120 Ohm headset drivers with sensitivity > rated at 96dB/mW and microphones well tailored for voice work. Heil > does not even publish the impedance or sensitivity for their headset > drivers! > > For the price of a Heil Pro 7 one could get a Broadcast headset like > the Audio Technica BPHS1 ($199), Sennheiser HMD280 ($249) or Shure > BRH440M ($249) - all of which are significantly higher quality than > the Pro7 (and field proven). > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > >> On 6/11/2017 2:45 PM, kevino z wrote: >> Although headsets like my Heil Pro 7 may be more money, am I really >> "wasting" money on buying a "fancy brand name" considering the unit >> consists of mic and incredible speakers? It is a complete package. Besides >> the amazing electret mic, the sound from the headphones helps me to enjoy >> the hobby more and allows me to pick out signals I would not be able to >> without them. I don't think you meant to, but your post came off as if we >> bought some snake oil. >> -Kevin (KK4YEL) >> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a large number >> of electrons were terribly inconvenienced ! >>> On Jun 11, 2017, at 10:41, Joe Subich, W4TV <li...@subich.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Bob and Jim have excellent points. >>> >>> There is one advantage for the electret mic compared to a dynamic >>> mic. Electrets are generally 26 dB "hotter" than a dynamic mic >>> and thus are much more resistant to common mode RF feedback and >>> magnetic coupling. However, that assumes the transceiver is ______________________________________________________________ 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
