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Best broadcast headset?

petsy

petsy

What are your favorite headsets for broadcast and voice work? I'm thinking a bit more serious sets like the ones by Beyer, Sennheiser and so on. I'm mainly interested in using one in a not-quite-so-noisy indoor environment, for regular speech and interviewing. No, not as an only mic but as a backup system. I've used one in the past for interviewing people who are a bit "mic scared" and it works fine.

Any recommendations? Want a good, closed set of cans and a really good mic. Price not really an issue, I think I can afford most of them.
 
We use the Beyer DT-190 headset-mikes for sports. In fact, just replaced the headphone pads on one set--believe that unit is at least a dozen years old.

I don't know if I could recommend them for studio work, as the mike is tailored for the typical noisy environment you would find at a basketball game, for example. May not sound so good compared to the typical studio mike in studio use.
 
Thanks for the info. Seems like a durable product. Yeah, I suppose most are tailored for those types of environments. I'm thinking mainly as a convenience mic. I need a good set of studio cans anyway, might as well make it a headset, that's sort of my reasoning here. I'm actually thinking of getting a set with a condenser mic as my main studio mic will be a dynamic 441. Just to get another flavor, I mean. A lot out there but so far, Beyer, Sennheiser and AT seems to be the most interesting brands.
 
petsy said:
Thanks for the info. Seems like a durable product. Yeah, I suppose most are tailored for those types of environments. I'm thinking mainly as a convenience mic. I need a good set of studio cans anyway, might as well make it a headset, that's sort of my reasoning here. I'm actually thinking of getting a set with a condenser mic as my main studio mic will be a dynamic 441. Just to get another flavor, I mean. A lot out there but so far, Beyer, Sennheiser and AT seems to be the most interesting brands.
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I can vouch for the AT version, especially for sports remotes that are done using a POTS phone line. Somehow the curve on the mic helps compensate for the crappy frequency response of the phone line. It is actually fairly pleasant to listen to.
 
Thanks. They look pretty good, half the price of the Sennheiser 26's btw. I'm basically looking for the headset with the best sounding mic from a studio point of view, maybe I should try some out but I don't think that'll be possible. Any additional info, feel free to add your info.
 
Thanks again for more input. Interesting, AKG seems to be a bit of a dark horse in this field, I've seen that model around but not heard much about it.
 
Most folks buy headset mikes for field use--where a condenser is very impractical. First, may need to use a mixer that doesn't supply phantom power, and second, wind noises bad acoustics very unfriendly to condensers.

May work OK in the studio--but may not. Sibilance and "breathy" sounds also common problems with condensers, especially worked close up.
 
Aside from the phantom power requirement, we've used the AKG's for a couple year for football and basketball games on a JK Audio RemoteMix4 without any audible glitches. Part of the reason they don't p-pop or splash is the boom holds the mic back along the side of the mouth as opposed to right in front of it. Since the mic is more sensitive though, you do pickup more ambient sound from the Press Box. Also, buy a couple extra sets of the foam windscreens for them as they have a tendency to pop off when the headsets aren't properly stored in the kit.
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Using a condenser in the studio is viable. If you do anything in the field, it might limit the environments you can work in, and what you can attach it to.
 
Agreed. In our situation, I know what mixer and what "talent" is going out every time. So, I can risk a variable on the headsets. That said, my back-up headsets are Sennheiser HMD25's. Those are my favorite units for harsh conditions or when the mixer type is not known (like when our guys borrow a set to cover a game for one of our commercial neighbors).
-D
 
Might've mentioned this before, but I tried a pair of headphones that look just like the 25's last year and they nearly crushed my skull, Scanners-style. The tightest pieces of cans I've ever used, absolutely unbearable. The newer ones are softer, they say. Yeah, I just referenced David Cronenberg.
 
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