[CQ-Contest] Heil BM-10 headset problem
Bob Schwerdlin
bschwerdlin at hlb.com
Fri Mar 20 11:14:00 EST 1998
Yeah,
When I was in the Pro Sound industry, like Bob Heil... I used several types
of Sennheisser microphones. They had ABSOUTLY the best low end for kick
drums, mic'ing bass guitars, sax and piano's. In the recording studio, the
Senn headsets are "the industry standard"
I know from experience, that ALL sennheisser mics and headphones are first
rate. Highly reccomended.
73
... Bob, WG9L
At 07:17 AM 3/20/98 -0800, you wrote:
>The audio is poor.....so I took the boom arm and mic off and adapted it to
>my Sennheisens. Primo combo!
>
>Gary K7FR
>
>----------
>> From: Bob Schwerdlin <bschwerdlin at hlb.com>
>> To: David L. Thompson <thompson at mindspring.com>;
>cq-contest at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Heil BM-10 headset problem
>> Date: Friday, March 20, 1998 6:46 AM
>>
>> I also have a BM-10 headset for my Yaesu FT-1000 and I think the audio
>> stinks. I was using a pair of JVC digital stereo headphones before
>moving
>> to the Heil a few months ago. I just wanted the ease of the boom arm
>being
>> able to swing up and out of the way while operating CW. My JVC headset
>was
>> great, however the original boom arm clip (small greyish/blue clip) broke
>> very early on when I first got it (it was a VERY cheapo part).
>>
>> Now with the "better" headset, I find the audio often sounds slightly
>> distorted and as if there wes something loose on one of the speakers'
>> cones. VERY hard to isolate the offending crud sound. In a single word
>> about the Heil headset... "Disapointed" Considering the fact that Bob
>Heil
>> was a pioneer in the professional sound reinforcement industry (Large
>scale
>> concert sound systems - pioneered quad sound audio for "The Who's,
>> quadrophenia tour) It seems strange that he is putting out such a cruddy
>> sounding product.
>>
>> If more people would try headsets other than Heil, I'm sure they would
>find
>> something MUCH better sounding. The only problem to this story is the
>boom
>> arm mic. The HC-4 and HC-5 are good sounding mic elements and seem to
>> match the modern rigs quite well. The cost of those elements are quite
>> high - I don't understand why.
>>
>> So... mic part great, headphone part stinks.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> ... Bob, WG9L
>>
>>
>>
>> At 01:22 AM 3/20/98 -0500, you wrote:
>> >During the CQ 160 SSB contest I noticed the Heil headset (Yaesu with
>stereo
>> >plug) started to act up. At first with all the QRN/QRN I did not think
>much
>> >about it, but later it was apparent the headset or the connector in the
>> >Yaesu was acting up. On the surface the signal seemed to break up, but
>> >listening closely actually the sound was cutting off in one headset then
>the
>> >other..then for a while both headsets worked.
>> >
>> >I plugged the headphones into the ICOM and they worked OK. Sounds OK on
>the
>> >Yaesu speaker. I tried the other BM-10 (later model wired for ICOM) and
>> >this exhibits the audio problem discussed many months ago on both the
>> >contest and Fox Tango reflectors. But except for the mismatch noted by
>hum
>> >and the need to raise the audio gain these headphones worked OK.
>> >
>> >Took the Yaesu apart and tested the jack wiring and its good...so where
>does
>> >the problem come from.. any ideas/anyone with a similiar problem????
>> >
>> >Dave K4JRB
>> >
>> >
>> >
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