On 2/17/2012 10:23 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > There's a premium price on it (USD $84.95)
It's important to realize that one reason that the Yamaha is inexpensive is because it is sold to a much higher volume customer base than the Heil. There are other good companies playing in that field, and there's a good chance that one that sells in the UK will be just as good. One of the guys on the Ten Tec list found a Koss model that he likes as well as Yamaha CM500s he's used at a contest station. If it were me in the UK looking for boom headphones, I would make sure that I could try them on, and that they had 1/8-in (3.5mm) plugs on both mic and phones. The K3 is quite versatile, and can easily be made to sound good with almost any decent mic and phones. There's nothing "magic" about the CM500 headset -- it's simply a very well designed and decently built headset at a very good price. What I strongly suggest that you avoid are CHEAP computer headsets with boom mics -- I've tried a few in the $10-$20 range, including some with big ear pads that looked like they might be comfortable, and while they "work," they are all pretty UNcomfortable. Stick with known real audio companies though -- that includes Sennheiser, AKG, Audio Technica, Shure, Beyer, Sony, Panasonic. Avoid the computer companies and other phonys, including Altec-Lansing and RCA, which are el cheapo marketing companies that bought the names and put them on cheap junk. 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
