Recommendations for a nice sounding desk mic please

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Recommendations for a nice sounding desk mic please

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I am thinking of buying a desk mic.

From your own experiences, can anyone recommend a nice sounding desk microphone please, and have you an audio/video source to show what the microphone sounds like in use.

The only microphone I have identified at the moment as nice sounding is a Yaesu MD-100, used by a local CB radio operator near to me, but it is installed on a Yaesu radio. That is an 8-pin microphone I have found from research, where as my President Mckinley is 6-pin, which may become an issue anyway ???

Any suggestions are appreciated :P
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Behringer XM8500
Works as good as Shure SM58, but more affordable.
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RVCB wrote: 19 Dec 2021, 12:05 I am thinking of buying a desk mic.

From your own experiences, can anyone recommend a nice sounding desk microphone please, and have you an audio/video source to show what the microphone sounds like in use.

The only microphone I have identified at the moment as nice sounding is a Yaesu MD-100, used by a local CB radio operator near to me, but it is installed on a Yaesu radio. That is an 8-pin microphone I have found from research, where as my President Mckinley is 6-pin, which may become an issue anyway ???

Any suggestions are appreciated :P
What suits someone else's voice won't necessarily suit yours. Also the radio you use will need to be factored in. Two of the same radio may well sound different to each other despite using the exact same mic on both. You could even go round to the local station with the Yaesu MD-100 to be told you don't sound good.

There are so many variables so the chances are you may have to try a little trial and error until you find a mic that suits both your voice and the radio.
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I always found the Sadelta echo master mic's (single meter) to be nice-sounding, clear mic's, even if you don't use the echo at all.
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Another vote here for either a Sadelta Bravo plus or the Echomaster plus (Single meter). They sounds great on most radios.

I did also have an Astatic silver Eagle, but apart from looking nice I think that they are overrated and would choose a Sadelta for the better audio quality.
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Thanks guys.
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