[TenTec] Orion microphone choices, Orion Monitor function

[Don]

Hello All,

New to the list, so if this has been discussed before, my apologies.

Curious as to what everyone is running for a microphone with their Orion.

I use the Ten-Tec Studio mic with mine, and have gotten excellent audio 
reports.
However, when I compare my Orion to my 1000D, people who know my voice tell
me that I sound "louder" and have better DX characteristics on the 1000D. I 
use a
MD-1 Yaesu desk mic with a Heil number "5" cartridge with my 1000D.

No amount of adjustment gets my Orion to sound as punchy as my 1000D.

What is everyone using with their Orions for microphones, and why? Has anyone
done any comparisons with different microphones? Results?

On a bit of a different subject...what do you Orion owners think of the monitor
circuit? I find mine to be muffled and not true sounding...sound familiar, 
or is
my monitor just not working right?

Thanks!

73 de Don
W0DJC

BTW, running version 1.367 software.