Probably beating a dead horse...

[Nick23]

I think I read a post last month on your guys favorite MICs. You guys came back with a lot of old MICs that are not made anymore. I would like to ask what MICs you guys like/recommend brand new.

Thanks

 

[camaro1]

hand mic or desk mic?

the cheap superstar pistol grip power mics on ebay for around $26 are really a good sounding mic, and the d104's with the radioshack element also work great, my buddy has a collection of D104's and everyone he does a mic test with says the same thing, the d104 with the radioshack $2.99 element sound the best of all of them.

these sound the most natural sounding,, sure some of the other mics may be louder but they always seem to sound tinny(high) not natural.

 

[W5LZ]

Ready for this?

All microphones can be broken down into two things, the microphone element and it's housing. There are quite a number of different types of mic-elements, dynamic, and electret for just two of them. They all have different acoustic characteristics. Those housings have two purposes, 'looks' and acoustic properties. Sometimes it's just not very practical to use a 'desk-mic' when a 'hand-mic' would be easier to deal with. You can turn that around too, hand-mic/desk-mic., OR, headset kind'a thingy.
Use whichever mic 'grabs'ya, you know? The housing doesn't count for much really, but that element inside certainly can. The absolute most bestest microphone in the world makes you sound exactly like yourself. After that, it's vanity...
- 'Doc

 

[w9cll]

I second what Doc said, it's going to be a bit of trial and error to find one that works best for you.

 

[Lil'Yeshua]

SRA-198 works best for me as being natural sounding

 

[hotrod]

I think I read a post last month on your guys favorite MICs. You guys came back with a lot of old MICs that are not made anymore. I would like to ask what MICs you guys like/recommend brand new.

Thanks

also if its going to be a mobile install id recommend a good noise canselling mic like
st65dx [my favorite] rk56,636l. power mics will just bring in more noise than actual audio
2/ if its going to be a base theres lots of possibilites can use a noise canselling mic
if its noisy where radio is. power mics there some choices too base or mobile .
i havent tried any NEW mics made today. but i have heard a cr577 from rflimited
sound good .and if ya want echeo the rflimited the 2018 xtreme sounds good.
for base ive also heard a jcd-dm201 [i think] that right theres a post about it in
the mic section of this fourm.these mics ive heard here locally not dx or youtube

 

[psycho]

On the base my non amplified D-104 is perfect.
Mobile.... I use only stock mics.

 

[Jagzilla]

If its a base, take a look at the MFJ 299. A lot of bang for the buck
Jag

 

[Beercanman]

Been using the Ranger SRA198 for a couple months now in my big truck and I like it a lot. It's very well made and sounds great.

 

[Nick23]

I have a new 636. Pretty good MIC. I'm thinking of trying the cr 577 as a power option. Has anyone heard/have an Astatic 878?

 

[pistolpete54]

I like the Sr-198, the Cr-577 and the Ec2018 Depending on what radio I'm using I switch mics

 

[w9cll]

Has anyone heard/have an Astatic 878?

The 878 is a rebuild of the old Astatic 1104c which was an excellent mike. I used 1104c's back in my CB days and use one still on my Yaesu 101ZD with excellent results.

The 1104c had the gain and tone controls on the outside. It was easy to tailor the frequency responce to your voice with the 1104c.

 

[Nick23]

Great info guys. Thanks!