[Callers] Headset mics, take two

[Rich Sbardella via Callers]

I have been using an Audio Technica System 10 headset, and I am happy with
it.  It is a good mic for *singing* and speaking.  If I were not a singing
caller, I would probably use a different mic with the same System 10.
Rich Sbardella

On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 11:42 AM, via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net
> wrote:

> 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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