Here is one thing to keep in mind. The frequency response of the mic inputs are FLAT on the FLEX-5000. Just about every other ham radio transceiver has pre-emphasis engineered into the mic preamp circuit which is probably why the TS-870 sounds a little better than the F5K without any EQing.
-Tim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edwin Marzan Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 2:34 PM To: Phil LaMarche; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] FW: It's all about articulation, Phil (inherent muddiness, of course) Er, ehm, so which is it? Articulation or Bandwidth? Seems like we were all in agreement until this post. I figure there's a balance between the two somewhere. Strangely my extremely articulate Heil PR20 still sounds muddy without extreme EQ settings! On my Flex, yes, not so much on my Kenwood TS-870. Have fun!Edwin MarzanAB2VW> > > > ________________________________> > From: Bob Heil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 2:19 AM> To: Phil LaMarche> Subject: It's all about articulation, Phil> > > Hi Phil> Thanks for the note about the FLEX page. Always interesting to read some of> these things. . . > > Articulation is the key. Bandwidth has NOTHING to do with it....no matter> what frequency range is, the correct BALANCE of those extended low> frequencies against the all important articulate mid range is the key -> something learned from good ole Bell Labs decades ago. Articulation is the> key to the hundreds of thousands of microphones we have designed and> produced at Heil Sound since 1982. Now we have brought it to the PRO SOUND> and serious recording industry and are turning the world upside down with> beautifully balanced super wide range dynamic microphones with gorgeous> articulation. > > Fun times, Phil. > > Thanks for keeping me up to date. Hope all is well. > > Bob Heil, K9EID/6> www.heilsound.com/pro/> from Long Beach _________________________________________________________________ It's easy to add contacts from Facebook and other social sites through Windows Live(tm) Messenger. Learn how. https://www.invite2messenger.net/im/?source=TXT_EML_WLH_LearnHow _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/