[Callers] Headset mics, take two

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Hi Kalia,
 
I use a Countryman Associates hands free headset.  Countryman  is very high 
performance company that many professionals speakers and  performers use. 
You can contact them directly to ask questions.  Their web  site is 
http://www.countryman.com/  
 
I have been using their Isomax headset with my Shure PGX1 wireless  
transmitter for years now.  
 
Hope this was helpful.  Good luck.
 
Joe De Paolo
 
 
In a message dated 9/5/2016 11:12:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
callers at lists.sharedweight.net writes:

I sent  this last week but got a message from Dave Casserly telling me 
the message  had been marked as spam, so I'm guessing it mostly 
disappeared into  everyone's lint filter.  I've read the previous threads 
on headsets  going back to 2014 and there aren't a lot of specifics. 
JoLaine, if you're  reading this, I'd love to know what model you use. 
You mentioned that it  was a Shure and that you loved it.  And Rich 
Sbardella mentioned last  year that his Shure had been giving him 
trouble.  Rich, what model is  yours, and are you happy with your 
replacement?

Here's the mail  from last week, to get those of you who didn't see it on 
the same page  with those who did:

Hi all

I was just working a wedding gig and  my old Samson headset mic crapped 
out.  If the piano player hadn't  had hers along, I would have been in 
serious trouble.  Time for a new  and more reliable headset mic.  I use 
my hands a LOT when I'm doing  ONS gigs, so a handheld cordless isn't an 
option for me.

I'd love  recommendations from any of you about specific models to look 
at.   I'm planning to plow the funds from this wedding and some of my 
caller  piggy bank into a new mic, so I want something that's really good  
quality.  It doesn't have to be tiny and invisible, but it does need  to 
be reliable and sturdy. If it doesn't have a belt pack that's a plus,  
but it seems like most of the good-quality headset mics have belt packs.  
I'll deal with it if that's the best bet.  So,  recommendations?

For reference, the one I was working with was a Samson  Airline 77, often 
referred to as the "aerobic instructor mic."  It  had the transmitter on 
the headset, so there were no wires or belt pack,  and it worked just 
fine for a long time until suddenly it didn't.  I  would like to hear 
what folks are using who rely on a headset mic for  their calling gigs.

Kalia Kliban in Sebastopol,  CA
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