I’m not an audio expert, but I’d probably get a simple voice-oriented mic, maybe an Electro-Voice 635A. If you need a preamp, the Rolls MP13 Mini-Mic looks like a good match. It is a single-channel mic preamp with an unbalanced output. You would need some sort of adapter cable to go from either the XLR or 1/4-inch output to the TRRS jack on the KX3. The MP13 1/4-inch jack might be for stereo headphones, it isn’t quite clear.
The Rolls preamp is exactly what I’d expect for a $60 preamp, does the job but not something designed for a studio. For the EV 635A, there should be tons of those available used. We used those onstage in my high school in the early 1970s and they’ve been the go-to news gathering mic for all that time. If you find a used one that looks like it has been used to drive nails, it is probably fine. They call it the Buchanan Hammer because of its durability. wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > On Apr 3, 2022, at 6:58 PM, John Pierce via Elecraft > <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > > I have a Kx3, because I can take it to the field. But most of the time I > use it at the home shack. I recently got an amp to use with the KX3, but I > am getting tired of using the elecraft hand mike. I have a boom mount for > a microphone, but am finding out that the KX3 does not handle a dynamic > microphone well. So my dilemma for a dynamic mike seems to be: 1- adding > a mixing board that will boost the output of the dynamic mike to acceptable > levels for the KX3. 2 - Getting an inline mike amp and a 48v power supply > to run the inline amp. The mixing board solution would work, but I don't > have the desk space for it. For a condenser microphone solution, it would > need to operate off the 3v bias voltage from the KX3. Does anyone have > ideas of how to solve my dilemma?. Any solution would be a mike that will > mount on my boom mike arm. > > > > John, AD2F > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 wun...@wunderwood.org ______________________________________________________________ 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
