It has been a couple of weeks .... but a belated thanks to all for the
20 + mike recommendations for the OMNI VI+. I can only conclude that the
Omni seems to work with most of the popular mikes on the market. The
microphones with the most enthusiastic followings were the D-104, Tentec
hand and desk mikes, and the Heil with the HC-5 element. The following
is a summary of the comments.
Astatic D-104:
pros: Excellent crisp audio with pre-amp bypassed
cons: It gets boring being complemented on your audio all the time.
If you drop it off the table it might take the radio with it.
It's non-directional which may be a problem with VOX
(D-104 owners were very enthusatic)
Tentec mikes:
pros: Exellent audio. Both hand held and desk (705) got very
high recommendations
cons: One person with a bassy voice had unsatisfactory results.
Heil mikes:
pros: The rag-chewers' element got a lot of postive
recommendations. Good clear audio. Works well with footswitch.
cons: The DX element is good for DX only.
The output was low requiring a high setting for mike gain but
not
a problem.
Whether low output affected vox operation was not clear from
responses.
I decided on the Tentec 705.
It was an eye opener to see how much information could be gleaned from a
simple question, not to mention offers on used equipment. I think my
"lurking" days are over. Thanks again.
73, Henry, NW6O (formerly AC6NE)
henry@northcoast.com
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