Over the years I have worn out 2 of the SB-40s and always had good audio reports. You can sound terrible on any mike if they aren't used correctly.
On Wed, May 6, 2020, 13:51 <j...@kk9a.com> wrote: > Interesting that Heil is not represented commercially. I believe that > Bob Heil invented the talk box that Peter Frampton made famous. I use > a Sony MDR-7506 for RTTY and CW but I do use a Heil ProSet IC for SSB. > > John KK9A > > Jim Brown K9YC wrote: > > Heil products are an example of better sound through marketing. They're > more expensive because they spend a lot of money on advertising to > convince hams they're worth it. They also claim to make pro mics. I've > been a member of the AES Standards Committee WG on microphones for more > than 25 years, in which virtually all major microphone companies are > represented. No one from the company is listed as a member, and I've > never met Bob Heil or anyone from his company. Hams seem to think that > because he did sound for a major rock band that his mics were good. > > 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 jimk...@gmail.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
