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On Oct 19, 10:09 am, thanatoid <wait...@the.exit.invalid> wrote:
> D <t...@bk.ru> wrote innews:1192772769.894917.304120@v29g2000prd.googlegroups.com:
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> > On Oct 19, 2:51 am, thanatoid <wait...@the.exit.invalid>
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> >> D <t...@bk.ru> wrote
> >> innews:1192739260.615539.278370@i13g2000prf.googlegroups.co
> >> m:
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> >> > Thanks thanatoid for your explanations!
> >> > A Sony ECM-T6 microphone and another desk-top microphone
> >> > don't hum! A new Koss sb/45 headset and Philips SBC
> >> > HM300 headset hum from their microphones.
> >> > How to make Koss sb/45 headset microphone work?
> >> > Best regards,
> >> > Dima
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> >> IIRC, any Sony mic with the prefix ECM is a quality
> >> product - although even Sony is not what it once was,
> >> sadly. That used to be a prefix for their professional mic
> >> line, but that may have changed.
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> >> Nothing which is NOW called professional IS - if it says
> >> "professional" or worse, "professional quality", DON'T buy
> >> it. If it's professional, you'll know it by where it is
> >> sold and how much it costs. All "computer" microphones,
> >> headphones, and speakers are TRASH and always will be.
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> >> Koss was a very good brand 35 years ago. It is trash now.
> >> The name was bought by some jerks - like it has happened
> >> with MANY formerly good brands - and now they sell junk
> >> with a formerly- good brand name on it. Put it in the
> >> garbage where it belongs.
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> >> If you want a decent headset/mic combo that will work
> >> properly and does not have wires inside touching where
> >> they shouldn't etc., you will need to spend a fair bit of
> >> money. I am talking Sennheiser, Beyer, etc. Hundreds of
> >> dollars. NOT made in China shit.
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> >> Much cheaper to get a gooseneck desk stand for your mic
> >> and use the 2 separate devices. Easier on your head
> >> physically, as well, and doesn't get in the way of
> >> enjoying your coffee or vodka. (Or both together.)
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> >> --
> >> Waiting for the day when it is illegal to use anything but
> >> Vista on any computer in the world.
> > Thanks thanatoid for your suggestion!
> > A table stand microphone requires to keep a mouth in one
> > place, 2 centimetres from the microphone all the time to
> > catch minimum background noise. A headset microphone does
> > not require. Why does the hum appear from a headset
> > microphone only, not from a separate even small and cheap
> > microphone? Best regards,
> > Dima
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> OK but this is my LAST reply.
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> A GOOD unidirectional microphone (like possibly your Sony) does
> NOT require anything like you describe. 5-10 cm is more than
> sufficient.
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> A gooseneck can be moved VERY easily, the best way is to screw a
> flange mount directly onto the desk (they're about $3) and screw
> on a gooseneck of your preferred length (with a mic clip) on the
> end on to the flange.
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> A good gooseneck is very stable, and $25 is certainly better
> than $200 for a medium-good headset, IMHO. But maybe you're very
> rich. I have heard things about the Russian Mafia ;-)
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> The reason your headsets HUM is because they are CRAP and wires
> are not properly isolated from each other. Borrow a $350 one
> from a radio station or a DJ or something and you will find out.
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> ANY set of walkman/iPod head/earphones and a decent
> unidirectional mic is the most cost-effective chat (or whatever)
> setup.
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> If you don't like goosenecks and don't want hum, get a $400
> Sennheiser headset and a $30 adapter so you can use it with your
> sound card.
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> Over and out.
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> Regards
> t.
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Thanks thanatoid for your suggestion!
The ferther a mouth from a microphone the smaller a difference in
volume between a sound from mouth and a background noise.
Best regards,
Dima