advice on astatic for work truck

[1iwilly]

going back to work next month after 6 months off the company allowed me to put my 29 ltd classic in the oil truck
and i was looking at these 2 mics for noise-canceling wise between the
Astatic 302-636LB1=freq-100 to 5,000 impedance=Hz 200 Ohms and the 636L=freq-100 to 5,000 impedance 400 Ohms from reports they sound clear but tinny at times or harsh
does anybody know of any mods to change that ?? if i remember a few years back i heard a guy say he put a .01uf cap across the element to enhance the audio

 

[Slowmover]

636L. Can’t go wrong with that.

RK-56 The other choice.

SRA-198 as a backup

 

[Low_Boy]

636L always seem to sound the best. Less muffled than the RK56. The cord on the Astatic will probably have to be replaced in a year. They stretch out like crazy

 

[Eldorado828]

I agree on the astatic as they are of the last left with decent quality these days. I personally run the sra-198 in the truck for years and like the 198 a lot. Now the rk56 of today isn't the same one as the good o'l telex turner days, last Chinese rk56 I gave away because it just didn't sound good. You can't go wrong with the 636l.

 

[Christopher17]

Cobra 29 in my work truck likes the 636L, haven't tried a SRA 198 yet, it's on my list of future purchases
The Stryker however sounded better with stock mike than the astatic , the little Cherokee base also sounds great with the 636L

 

[1iwilly]

I'll have the stock cobra for back up dam company is becoming strict they don't want you to use Bluetooth they suppose to install a camera inside the truck with open mike so they can listen inside the truck but on my 1/2 lunch that's when i'll do my talking if any skip rolls in

 

[543_Dallas]

The last new RK 56 I bought sounded like a bad stock mic. I let it go with a truck I sold. The old ones that say turner telex on them were good mics but they are old mics. Old mics are a crap shoot.

 

[Big Kahuna]

Road Devil still my favorite for in a noisy truck. Not tinny because it's amplified but also noise cancelling.