My old TS-520SE is as good as ever, but is the backup rig now. I have a late 70s MC-50 which is convenient to use, but has always sounded a bit muddy to me in on-air tests and the switch in the PTT base has started creaking unless you are very careful with the switch-- and it comes across pretty loud! I've tried all the usual fixes and have been able to reduce that some, but it's still there. It's also not a very tall mic and I don't like bending down into a mic anymore.
I do have a Behringer mixer and several mics at my disposal but don't want to go that route with this rig, so what I'm thinking is a hand mic. I do have a D104-M6 which would probably work, but that mic has way too much handling noise for my liking.
I can't see paying what Astatic 575's go for these days, and just sent back an 878 DM because of RF feedback issues- though I did like the sound of that mic on the Kenwood.
As an interesting note to all you hear about impedance matching, the 520 is designed for a high impedance mic but with the MC-50 set for low impedance the rig's sound wasn't any different-- just a slight difference in the mic gain setting for the same output as on high.
So-- I haven't been in the market for a handheld mic for some time- has anyone here used the current crop that's out there with these old Kenwoods, and what did you think?
Rick
I do have a Behringer mixer and several mics at my disposal but don't want to go that route with this rig, so what I'm thinking is a hand mic. I do have a D104-M6 which would probably work, but that mic has way too much handling noise for my liking.
I can't see paying what Astatic 575's go for these days, and just sent back an 878 DM because of RF feedback issues- though I did like the sound of that mic on the Kenwood.
As an interesting note to all you hear about impedance matching, the 520 is designed for a high impedance mic but with the MC-50 set for low impedance the rig's sound wasn't any different-- just a slight difference in the mic gain setting for the same output as on high.
So-- I haven't been in the market for a handheld mic for some time- has anyone here used the current crop that's out there with these old Kenwoods, and what did you think?
Rick