I wear spectacles, and headphone push the side arms against my ears, after a while, it hurts. My Heil 'phones don't do that! Expensive, but worth the money in the long run. RIP Bob, I like your gear!
I've wore glasses my entire life (nearly, from 6yro on, 45 now). Shouldn't be an issue. Sounds like a bad frame. Next set, talk to the salesman about this and bring a headset to demo for him/her. I have had plastic and metal frames, and although I prefer metal, the plastics didn't approach bad until I had both safety glasses over the prescription ones and a headset, and a safety helmet.
In aviation, where we use headsets all the time, we tend to buy glasses with flat metal arms, so they lie flat against the head and the headphone's earseals don't leave a gap to let noise in.
Another good vid of helping out us mere mortals. I use Heil pro6 headset, I find them so comfortable and hear nothing in the room. The amount of times the Mrs has made me jump out of my skin!! Awesome when in long QSO's or testing 😉😁 Have a good'un, cheers
RIP Bob. love the sound of the gear ! I made XLR to 7300 cable as well . and for outher radios as well. I like XLR. some times I plug in my mixing board. I even got one that had 12V power adapter. I cut the ends off went to Power poles . runs great on battery for portable, no RF gets in. I choke all my leads . normally I run a single ear piece head set for portable. I need to hear around me as well as radio. love the sound of your mics . now if I use them then you adjust for me. getting them settings can take a wile . I right down my settings . gives me a starting point when portable. 73's
I have been using the Sennheiser HD 280 Pro for a few years for listening to computer audio and they now are pulling double duty as the headphones for my radio. They are headphones only but they are the most comfortable set I have used. Even with glasses, they don't push in the sidearms. I can wear these literally for hours without any fatigue. They are reasonable at $99 USD.
It's all about the R&D Callum. Great video. I came back to the livestream and missed you by about 1 min. Hope you and Wendy have a good weekend mate. 73
Thank Lord Callum, really appreciate your advice. And Yes it's a shame we have a silent key to remember may he rest in peace. Bob Heil was great to this hobby.
Hey Cal, thank you for taking the time to not only test the headset, but you even made a video about it!! You’re first class ol chap!! Now you’ve got me wondering if I would be better off with the pro 7 Heil and if so, could I figure out a way to work remote and use them with the computer lol. Maybe I’ll order the Heil and see if I can make it work. Have a great weekend!! After watching the whole video, I’m thinking I may just order the Senny’s and give them a try!
The first decent headphones of any kind and for any purpose that I acquired were Sennheisers back in 1985. Never looked back - until that is I somehow managed to leave them in Scotland before I moved over to the States. I now use (from my old radio days) the ubiquitous Beyerdynamic DT100s. Btw, headset aside, and speaking as an ex-commercial radio and news guy as well as a home studio music enthusiast, I do love your studio mic sound there. Very nicely sculpted. Clarity, plenty of warmth and bottom-end, no boominess and not too overcompressed either. Beefy, not trash-compacted. Lovely. I chose well when subscribing to learn more, and, as I said in my live message t'other day, it's almost your 'fault' that I decided to re-embark on pursuing amateur radio as a hobby as a move up from SWL. Of course, by "fault" I mean "influence" ;) Thank you so much for the inspiration and tolerance of newbie questions sir. Plugging away and messing happily with my new ICOM I-7300 as a receiver. What a radio! Tomorrow I finish off the random longwire sloper that will go into our tall locust tree. Happy DX'ing!
Haha.. Poor you.. OK, you will be disapointed to learn that I have discovered a method of doing a little bit more compression, limiting and other stuff inside Davinci Resolve that will mean I will sound much better on phones and tablets - but you might cringe when you listen on a big system.. We will see if you can spot it.. The first of those videos will probably come out next week sometime! LOL - however welcome along on the crazy journey!
Thanks! I have the Radiosport headset and this is excellent for a short while until your ears can not stand it any more. Me too will put Sennheiser on the wish list.
Im pleasantly surprised at the price of those HMDs , my steelseries Arctic Pros for gaming were 300 quid. I was expecting a 500+ price tag there Cal considering that mic you have is over 700 notes. Thanks for the video.
@@DXCommanderHQ luckily on the new icom rigs like the 7300 and 7610, you can turn the mic voltage off in the menus. I’m running an EV 664 with my 7610 and am trying to decide on a headset. I find using a dynamic instead of an electret, cuts all my background noise out. But I’m not getting the drive in compression as I do with an electret. Even while trying to drive the piss out of it 😂🤦♂️
I’m biased, but I really love my FTDX10. Like anything it has a learning curve. My favorite part is the RX. I can filter out the background mess in Atlanta pretty darn well.
From what I read on here, they might work with an Icom radio as it supplies power for the microphone. On other transceivers which don't supply power, you'd need to find a way of powering the microphone. The speakers should work ok. I don't have a 6.35mm to 3.5mm adaptor (plenty the other way round!) to try or I'd give my A20s a go (speakers only).
Hi Cal, I have been looking at purchasing a Heil headset set for some time. But have put it off because I don't really understand what type would be best for me. I am not interested in contesting or hunting DX stations. I just want something that is comfortable to wear and sounds good. I also want it to work on my ICOM 705 and my Yaesu FTDX10. For this I understand I will need two types of mike leeds to do this. Best wishes David M0DUU
@@DXCommanderHQIcoms use powered electret condenser mics, and most other rigs use passive dynamic mics. Icom mics don't work on other rigs because they need phantom power, and other rig's mics don't work on icoms because passive mics need extra gain.
Hi everyone 💙 I’m not up and running yet, the garden shack / hut / shed / man hut etc Comes next week … but, I bought a Heil pro 7 off Martin Lynch last December because there was a promotion on and I’d been watching Bob on UA-cam so I bought his stuff for my icom 706 and I’m awaiting the Kenwood microphone module for when I get my Kenwood 590 or 890 later this year. Bob Heils UA-cam video… there are 2 in particular which goes into articulation especially for DXing… really interesting.. and he explains what you’ve done on your EQ setting… you’re on the same wavelength 😁 🤔anyway please forgive me for waffling… just wait till I start rag chew on the air 😁 😵💫
funny, i just bought a heil micro yesterday at radioworld in wyrley since i'm on a businesstrip. thought one second to pass-by at your farm but was to shortterm i guess. 73 😂
Hey Cal, I realize you’re looking at the mic AND the headset as a whole unit with a focus on mic audio quality but as a much cheaper option for the headphones alone the Koss KSC75 or PortaPro are fantastic. Super lightweight but great audio reproduction. However they are an open design that sits on the ears and in my case I prefer them as I can’t use ear bud or fully enclosed headsets especially in the high humidity we get in summer over here. The open design is a plus if you operate portable and need to be able to hear your environment for safety reasons. I’m in the middle of building a mic and audio processor so kind of a unique approach but for anyone who doesn’t like sticking things inside their ear canals or sealing off their ears completely with conventional headphones I thought I’d share. The KSC75 changed everything for me after years of searching for a solution due to the humidity over here. 73 John
A bit off topic but as you say you've tried gaming headsets, was that just on the remote? I've found a better than average headset but it's USB connection - great for PC but to try on a radio (eg IC7300) I think I'll have to cut the usb audio plug off as there's no such thing as a usb to analogue converter (that way around) is there? 73 Ed.
There are USB porting programs / utilities so you COULD take your USB mic - shove it through the computer - and straight into the back of the radio (as if you were dooing FT8).
@@DXCommanderHQ I was wondering if a usb/analogue mixer might be the answer but I've come up with an alternative idea. Back to back usb sockets with a 5v supply and a simple usb-audio dongle. Probably not great for audio quality as it will be analogue-digital-digital-analogue but it "may" work. I suspect going via a pc would be the same sampling/conversion issue. Tnx in any case. 73 Ed.
@DXCommanderHQ Pointing out my own over-simplification - USB devices look for a host - so connecting the headset (USB client) and a USB-to-analogue dongle (also client), simply isn't going to work as they both need a host (such as a PC as you suggested). It's back to cutting the cable from the headset to its USB converter plug if I want to try the PC gaming headset with any of my radios. 73 Ed.
@@Rubedo777 Thanks Rubedo but the headset is dirt cheap and while the manufacturer will no doubt have a headset with 3.5mm analogue connectors, chopping the lead to put in plug and socket is probably the easiest and cheapest solution. The ICOM interface is documented so there's no problem building an adapter. In fact, If it works with the radio I may just buy another one and have one set for the PC and another for the radio.
I'm using the heil pro set with my icom ic 7300 did not have any bad feedback about my audio ... my signal may not be great ... but let"s have good audio '
I wear spectacles, and headphone push the side arms against my ears, after a while, it hurts. My Heil 'phones don't do that! Expensive, but worth the money in the long run. RIP Bob, I like your gear!
In my opinion the Heil headsets/mics take some beating
I've wore glasses my entire life (nearly, from 6yro on, 45 now). Shouldn't be an issue. Sounds like a bad frame. Next set, talk to the salesman about this and bring a headset to demo for him/her. I have had plastic and metal frames, and although I prefer metal, the plastics didn't approach bad until I had both safety glasses over the prescription ones and a headset, and a safety helmet.
In aviation, where we use headsets all the time, we tend to buy glasses with flat metal arms, so they lie flat against the head and the headphone's earseals don't leave a gap to let noise in.
Another good vid of helping out us mere mortals.
I use Heil pro6 headset, I find them so comfortable and hear nothing in the room. The amount of times the Mrs has made me jump out of my skin!! Awesome when in long QSO's or testing 😉😁 Have a good'un, cheers
HAHA
RIP Bob. love the sound of the gear ! I made XLR to 7300 cable as well . and for outher radios as well. I like XLR. some times I plug in my mixing board. I even got one that had 12V power adapter. I cut the ends off went to Power poles . runs great on battery for portable, no RF gets in. I choke all my leads . normally I run a single ear piece head set for portable. I need to hear around me as well as radio. love the sound of your mics . now if I use them then you adjust for me. getting them settings can take a wile . I right down my settings . gives me a starting point when portable. 73's
In fairness, my EQ is all over the place.. I need to add a tiny bit of bottom end.
Fantastic and to the point. Best part….no skin in the game. Always appreciate your unfiltered or influenced dialogue.
Much appreciated!
I have been using the Sennheiser HD 280 Pro for a few years for listening to computer audio and they now are pulling double duty as the headphones for my radio. They are headphones only but they are the most comfortable set I have used. Even with glasses, they don't push in the sidearms. I can wear these literally for hours without any fatigue. They are reasonable at $99 USD.
Yes.. also the 300's. I use sometimes. Actually, just replaced the ear-pads on those..
Me too for almost 10 years. The ear pads wear out about once a year though.
It's all about the R&D Callum. Great video. I came back to the livestream and missed you by about 1 min. Hope you and Wendy have a good weekend mate.
73
Ah! OK.. See you later.
Thank Lord Callum, really appreciate your advice. And Yes it's a shame we have a silent key to remember may he rest in peace. Bob Heil was great to this hobby.
A true gentleman too.
Hey Cal, thank you for taking the time to not only test the headset, but you even made a video about it!! You’re first class ol chap!! Now you’ve got me wondering if I would be better off with the pro 7 Heil and if so, could I figure out a way to work remote and use them with the computer lol. Maybe I’ll order the Heil and see if I can make it work. Have a great weekend!!
After watching the whole video, I’m thinking I may just order the Senny’s and give them a try!
Well.. It's up to you.. You will need a sound-card design of some sort for either for remote audio.
The first decent headphones of any kind and for any purpose that I acquired were Sennheisers back in 1985. Never looked back - until that is I somehow managed to leave them in Scotland before I moved over to the States. I now use (from my old radio days) the ubiquitous Beyerdynamic DT100s. Btw, headset aside, and speaking as an ex-commercial radio and news guy as well as a home studio music enthusiast, I do love your studio mic sound there. Very nicely sculpted. Clarity, plenty of warmth and bottom-end, no boominess and not too overcompressed either. Beefy, not trash-compacted. Lovely. I chose well when subscribing to learn more, and, as I said in my live message t'other day, it's almost your 'fault' that I decided to re-embark on pursuing amateur radio as a hobby as a move up from SWL. Of course, by "fault" I mean "influence" ;) Thank you so much for the inspiration and tolerance of newbie questions sir. Plugging away and messing happily with my new ICOM I-7300 as a receiver. What a radio! Tomorrow I finish off the random longwire sloper that will go into our tall locust tree. Happy DX'ing!
Haha.. Poor you.. OK, you will be disapointed to learn that I have discovered a method of doing a little bit more compression, limiting and other stuff inside Davinci Resolve that will mean I will sound much better on phones and tablets - but you might cringe when you listen on a big system.. We will see if you can spot it.. The first of those videos will probably come out next week sometime! LOL - however welcome along on the crazy journey!
Thanks! I have the Radiosport headset and this is excellent for a short while until your ears can not stand it any more. Me too will put Sennheiser on the wish list.
Thanks for the video. Exactly what I asked you for a while ago and I’m sure others were looking for.
No problem 👍
Im pleasantly surprised at the price of those HMDs , my steelseries Arctic Pros for gaming were 300 quid. I was expecting a 500+ price tag there Cal considering that mic you have is over 700 notes. Thanks for the video.
I cannot remember for the life of me why I ever bought these.. But they certainly work for my remote just fine!
Fantastic stuff Cal. I also find the Pro7s to be a little uncomfortable, but I am fond of the Heil ProSet-IC on the IC-7300 (and recently the IC-705).
Ah.. I sent you a message because I wanted to understand why you can't use any dynamic mic on an Icom.. I forget the issue..
@@DXCommanderHQ when did you send that? Anyway. You can, but you need a blocking capacitor to stop the 8V DC mic bias. (Icom use electret mics)
@@DXCommanderHQ luckily on the new icom rigs like the 7300 and 7610, you can turn the mic voltage off in the menus. I’m running an EV 664 with my 7610 and am trying to decide on a headset. I find using a dynamic instead of an electret, cuts all my background noise out. But I’m not getting the drive in compression as I do with an electret. Even while trying to drive the piss out of it 😂🤦♂️
That Ftdx 10 sounded awesome 👌
I’m biased, but I really love my FTDX10. Like anything it has a learning curve. My favorite part is the RX. I can filter out the background mess in Atlanta pretty darn well.
@@Matthew-KN4QHQ I'm biased too I've had my Dx10 for 2 years and it just keeps performing
I think the FTDX10 was set up to have a wider audio bandwidth. Callum's sounds like it's narrowed a bit, optimised for DX.
I was pleasantly surprised by KOSS SB45
Wonder how my Bose A30’s would work on a transceiver 🤔
Bloomin heck! Try them..! LOL
From what I read on here, they might work with an Icom radio as it supplies power for the microphone. On other transceivers which don't supply power, you'd need to find a way of powering the microphone. The speakers should work ok. I don't have a 6.35mm to 3.5mm adaptor (plenty the other way round!) to try or I'd give my A20s a go (speakers only).
Hi Cal, I have been looking at purchasing a Heil headset set for some time. But have put it off because I don't really understand what type would be best for me. I am not interested in contesting or hunting DX stations. I just want something that is comfortable to wear and sounds good. I also want it to work on my ICOM 705 and my Yaesu FTDX10. For this I understand I will need two types of mike leeds to do this.
Best wishes David M0DUU
Oh yes.. That old chestnut Icom / Yaesu inputs.. I forget the Icom problem now.. Maybe someone can remind me.
@@DXCommanderHQIcoms use powered electret condenser mics, and most other rigs use passive dynamic mics. Icom mics don't work on other rigs because they need phantom power, and other rig's mics don't work on icoms because passive mics need extra gain.
"The most expensive headphones you'll ever buy"
Those of us into aviation - hold my beer...
Oh yes! I forgot about you lot..! LOL
Hi everyone 💙 I’m not up and running yet, the garden shack / hut / shed / man hut etc Comes next week … but, I bought a Heil pro 7 off Martin Lynch last December because there was a promotion on and I’d been watching Bob on UA-cam so I bought his stuff for my icom 706 and I’m awaiting the Kenwood microphone module for when I get my Kenwood 590 or 890 later this year. Bob Heils UA-cam video… there are 2 in particular which goes into articulation especially for DXing… really interesting.. and he explains what you’ve done on your EQ setting… you’re on the same wavelength 😁 🤔anyway please forgive me for waffling… just wait till I start rag chew on the air 😁 😵💫
No problem!!
funny, i just bought a heil micro yesterday at radioworld in wyrley since i'm on a businesstrip. thought one second to pass-by at your farm but was to shortterm i guess. 73 😂
Ah! You can always drop us an email and I can make sure I'm there!
Hey Cal, I realize you’re looking at the mic AND the headset as a whole unit with a focus on mic audio quality but as a much cheaper option for the headphones alone the Koss KSC75 or PortaPro are fantastic. Super lightweight but great audio reproduction.
However they are an open design that sits on the ears and in my case I prefer them as I can’t use ear bud or fully enclosed headsets especially in the high humidity we get in summer over here.
The open design is a plus if you operate portable and need to be able to hear your environment for safety reasons.
I’m in the middle of building a mic and audio processor so kind of a unique approach but for anyone who doesn’t like sticking things inside their ear canals or sealing off their ears completely with conventional headphones I thought I’d share.
The KSC75 changed everything for me after years of searching for a solution due to the humidity over here.
73 John
Yes, I just looked them up.. KSC75. Fascinating.. There are SO MANY options!
Hi Calum, I have a similar setup headphone/mic wise but its the Rode NTH-100, very comfortable. :)
Good to know!
A bit off topic but as you say you've tried gaming headsets, was that just on the remote? I've found a better than average headset but it's USB connection - great for PC but to try on a radio (eg IC7300) I think I'll have to cut the usb audio plug off as there's no such thing as a usb to analogue converter (that way around) is there? 73 Ed.
Ed… try contacting the makers of your headset… then icom see if they have a fix before you go chopping off your plug 😵💫 Best wishes 💙
There are USB porting programs / utilities so you COULD take your USB mic - shove it through the computer - and straight into the back of the radio (as if you were dooing FT8).
@@DXCommanderHQ I was wondering if a usb/analogue mixer might be the answer but I've come up with an alternative idea. Back to back usb sockets with a 5v supply and a simple usb-audio dongle. Probably not great for audio quality as it will be analogue-digital-digital-analogue but it "may" work. I suspect going via a pc would be the same sampling/conversion issue. Tnx in any case. 73 Ed.
@DXCommanderHQ Pointing out my own over-simplification - USB devices look for a host - so connecting the headset (USB client) and a USB-to-analogue dongle (also client), simply isn't going to work as they both need a host (such as a PC as you suggested). It's back to cutting the cable from the headset to its USB converter plug if I want to try the PC gaming headset with any of my radios. 73 Ed.
@@Rubedo777 Thanks Rubedo but the headset is dirt cheap and while the manufacturer will no doubt have a headset with 3.5mm analogue connectors, chopping the lead to put in plug and socket is probably the easiest and cheapest solution. The ICOM interface is documented so there's no problem building an adapter. In fact, If it works with the radio I may just buy another one and have one set for the PC and another for the radio.
I'm using the heil pro set with my icom ic 7300 did not have any bad feedback about my audio ... my signal may not be great ... but let"s have good audio '
thank you
Welcome!
To me the RE sounded thin compared to HMDs.
My EQ is set all wrong :)
Vibroplex inrad w1 headset is great