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I think that the Heil HC-5(Blue Label) sounds fantastic. Just remember when you put one of these elements into a D-104 head that they are designed to have someone talk no more than 6 inches away. The Heil elements are not as sensitive to sound as the D-104 or Silver Eagle are so you will need to turn up the amplifier on the base much higher or else you will not modulate very well. The way I installed mine was to use the fiberglass stuffing that is glued to the dead original element and sandwich the element between the stuffing in the back and in the front of the mic head. be sure to only use a very thin layer in the front otherwise it will knock down sensitivity. I do not reccomend buying the HC-4(Red Label AKA the DX Dream Machine) element. I heard one on an Astatic and it did not sound very pleasant, They are designed strictly for DXing and nothing else.
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