infiniteloop
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What headset mic..?
#984914 - 29/04/12 04:24 PM
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I'm looking to purchase a headset mic to replace my current Shure Beta 58. Would be
interested in hearing your recomendations. General brief is not wireless, not too
expensive, durability & of course sound quality which has to be at least on par with
at least an SM58
Cheers in advance..
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Mike Stranks
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Re: What headset mic..?
[Re: infiniteloop]
#984915 - 29/04/12 04:40 PM
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infiniteloop
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Re: What headset mic..?
[Re: Mike Stranks]
#984916 - 29/04/12 04:47 PM
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Are you sure about that Mike..?!? I can't see any reference to asking this question before
on the forum but if I did then apologies offered.
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Mike Stranks
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Re: What headset mic..?
[Re: infiniteloop]
#984918 - 29/04/12 05:02 PM
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No apologies needed... but I did find this: http://www.soundonsound.com/forum/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=908953&page
=&view=&sb=5&o=&vc=1which was why I was wondering if your specific itch
hadn't been scratched!  M
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infiniteloop
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Re: What headset mic..?
[Re: Mike Stranks]
#984920 - 29/04/12 05:11 PM
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Over a year ago..lol.! I don't remember that at all..senility's a bitch  Cheers for that Mike although my post is still valid, so recommendations still
welcome. One that has caught my eye is the Shure WH20(XLR) but it's difficult
to take a leap of faith & purchase without hearing first..
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Bob Bickerton
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Re: What headset mic..?
[Re: infiniteloop]
#984947 - 29/04/12 09:14 PM
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Without referring to the earlier threads, I recommend the AKG C520 which (along with the
earlier C420) I have used for many years. I've also done various tests from
time to time and the C520 has always come up on top. This is assuming you want a mic for
working in potentially louder stage/band environments as opposed to discreet theatre mic
applications. Bob
-------------------- www.bickerton.co.nz
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Mike Stranks
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Re: What headset mic..?
[Re: infiniteloop]
#984948 - 29/04/12 09:20 PM
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Bob Bickerton is a strong advocate of the AKG 520 in those threads and others have
agreed. Bob knows what he's about. Not only is he a performer, but also a
live-sound supplier and operator and a studio owner. I respect his judgment. F'r instance
he recently suggested that the answer to one of my specific probs was to spend upwards of
£1K on a new mixer. He was absolutely right and I'm well-pleased with all the advantages
that the new gear has brought - and I've just about recouped the outlay by selling-on the
outboard gear I now no longer need. 
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TheChorltonWheelie
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Re: What headset mic..?
[Re: Bob Bickerton]
#985124 - 01/05/12 07:13 AM
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Quote Bob Bickerton:
Without
referring to the earlier threads, I recommend the AKG C520 which (along with the earlier
C420) I have used for many years.
+1 for that.
I use the C520 with my WMS40 wireless pack, and although
it's companded/compressed slightly, it sounds great. It has excellent mid/top response,
you'd swear it was a wired mic, and it's far, far more detailed than an SM58.
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