Joe, Tnx for the input. I made the changes to the transmit equalizer. But still the CM-500 sounds better. Thank goodness the SB-40 is cheap enough to put to the side. 73, N2TK, Tony
-----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 7:40 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: CM500 vs. SB40 > My transmit equalizer is > > -16 > -16 > -7 > 0 > 0 > +4 > +10 > 0 > > Any thoughts or comments? +4 at 1600 Hz and +10 at 2400 Hz are rather aggressive and may contribute to the excess sensitivity to breath sounds. I'd be looking at +3, +5 (which represents 3 db/octave) or +2, +3 (close to 2 dB/octave) instead of the almost 6 db/octave your settings represent. Even the most aggressive of the "articulated" (aka, "DX") mics don't have more than 6 or 7 dB boost at 3 KHz. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 3/20/2018 7:18 PM, N2TK, Tony wrote: > I have been using a Yamaha CM500 for a few years and have been very > happy with it. I just bought a Koss SB40 as a backup. The Koss looks > like the Yamaha except the Koss doesn't use a biased mike element. > With the Koss I had to go to FP.H. Also my breath trips the Vox but I > have to have the mike gain and Vox gain quite a bit higher than the > Yamaha to get similar output for both mikes. I do have a somewhat bassier voice. > > My transmit equalizer is > > -16 > > -16 > > -7 > > 0 > > 0 > > +4 > > +10 > > 0 > > > > Any thoughts or comments? > > Thanks > > N2TK, Tony > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > li...@subich.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 tony....@verizon.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 arch...@mail-archive.com