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    Yamaha CM500 Headset with Built-In Microphone
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    Yamaha CM500 Headset with Built-In Microphone

    4.1
    €169,00
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    €278,00
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    Description

    • 20Hz-20kHz response
    • 96 dB/mW sensitivity
    • Distortion <0.2%
    • 9' cord w/1/8" plug
    • 1/4" adaptor
    • Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz
    • Impedance: 120 ohms
    • Sensitivity: 96dB/mW
    • Mic Range: 100 Hz - 20 kHz
    • Jacks: 1/8" and 1/4" adaptor
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    Customer Reviews

    Transmit Audio on Icom 7300 rivals my Heil dynamic. Despite being an electret condenser microphone, not dynamic as one would assume from the wording on the package. Its Dynamic in terms of frequency response because of its range. The mic is extremely sensitive and doesn't take much to drive the Mic circuit. The supplied Mic bias (2-aaa batt.) box is nice but fails to work properly in the Amateur radio application. The Icom 7300 has phantom power on the mic line and with a Compression level 2 and mic level 40 it is plenty to drive the rig to full output power and render glowing reviews on transmit audio that side by side compared with my Heil GM boom mic with 8 band eq, compression, noise gate and hard audio limiter offers! The audio articulation is very very close. Close enough to save several hundred dollars and just use this headset! Headphones are very sensitive and can be used on your Ipod/Phone without requiring allot of battery resource to drive the speakers. Nice full range sound with well blended lows and just enough highs to blend well without making your ears hurt with high frequency content sharpness. I will be buying another set for my other radio, and music listening. -K5BLS 4No replacable or upgradeable battery box required for microphone I wish I read the questions before posting. Microphone only works with cheap plastic battery box with no type of battery indicator. No replacement box offered so when its worn the set is useless. i "thought" I was going to plug it into my mixer and listen to music and add vocals but the mic makes feedback with minimal volume. Waste of money in my opinion. disposable earphones :(I expected better product from yamaha.. 2Fantastic for amateur radio use! This headset works great for Amateur Radio use! Just did a 6-hour operating session using the CM-500 going into an Icom 7610 with a K6VHF "HS-01C" adapter from eBay (a "Heil AD-1-IC" equivalent that passes the 8v bias voltage from the radio down the mic line to the electret mic, so you don't need to use the battery bias box) and a footswitch, and I got great audio reports. The headset felt great, and at 1/3 the price of an equivalent Heil headset, it's a hidden gem! If you use this with either a "Heil AD-1-I"-style adapter (that does NOT pass the 8v bias voltage down the mic line), or you use this with a radio other than an Icom, then the included battery box (with 2 AAA batteries) may be needed. 5NICE After coming across some discussion of amateur radio operators using these headsets with high rated reviews I decided to give them a try. I use them with my Icom 7300 and also with my Icom 880h. They are very comfortable to wear, and I get great audio reports. Even when I connected them to my 880h the locals on 2 meter FM simplex could tell I was using something different, they described it as a more full sound, little added lows, after telling them what I was using I switched between the factory hand mic and headset and they preferred the sound of the headset. I'm very pleased with the product and do recommend to others. 5Really good for the price, but expect to replace TL;DR: I have been using this line of headphones since 2013ish, having seen them reviewed rather well. I can confirm these headphones, after much use, are excellent entry level broadcast sets and are also very nice for gaming and listening. However, I have also purchased them three times over hoping that the next set would last me longer than a year and a half. Perhaps it is how much I use them, but I have found that the double sided cabling where the audio cables enter both sides is likely to put strain on the cables themselves and bust the connection which results in a lost signal.Full Review: I really do like these headphones. The frequency response is very level, which means that the highs are reasonable clear but not excessively piercing, the mids (especially the low mids) are punchy and clean, and the bass response is powerful but not muddy. These sounds combine to make an overall quality listening experience, and I have enjoyed many hundreds of hours of listening to music and games through these headphones.The microphone is a touch sensitive to breath, but is overall sensitive to sound so moving it further from the face is the obvious fix. I haven't personally done much recording with this microphone, but it is what you should expect from a 60 dollar product. Obviously it isn't going to sound like an sm7b, but what you do get is a clear signal and a sensitive enough mic that doesn't pick up too much external noise. The arm is flexible and can bend most directions needed, and the rotating arm is nice, considering the mic is not detachable.The fit is very comfortable. The phone cup is rather shallow, so if you feel any discomfort it will be from extended use on the top of your ear where they might be making contact with the phone-foam covering. The pads are large and fit entirely around the ear, and retain their comfortable padded feel for a long while. The adjustable top is also very comfortable and I hardly ever feel it while I am wearing it, because the fabric puts almost no pressure on the head. The plastic build is very light, but makes it feel kind of cheap.The cable is plenty long, which is very nice. I am able to stand up and cross my room while listening to music, which is a nice plus to the headset. However, because of the length boosting the sound will push more sound through the system and listening at higher volumes will cause a more noise than usual. This shouldn't really be a problem because you should be listening at safe levels below that point any way, but I felt like I should mention it.My Issues: I have had an awful time with their longevity. I first bought a pair back around 2013 and they stopped working a year and a half after. The issue was a loose connection in the headset, and there isn't an easy way to enter into the headset to fix such a thing so far as I am aware. instead of bothering with trying to fix it, I bought another pair which similarly kicked the bucket another 2 years after I bought the pair. The same issue with the same connection, however it was only one side and not totally disconnected. Intermittent sound, in my opinion, is more frustrating than nothing. Thus I bought my third (and probably final) pair two years ago or sometime around then. The same issue with the cable connection has killed the left side and the mic, leaving the set useless. I could try and open them up and see if I could solder the connection, but I would rather upgrade my setup anyway and find a nicer listening experience and just move on to using a real microphone with an interface.My guess as to why the issue exists in my sets is how often I use these guys. I listen to them daily, and am picking them up and putting them down frequently. If the connection point between the set and the cable isn't strong to begin with, the frequent motion would eventually exacerbate the issue to the critical point of failure. Perhaps I'm just too demanding of my gear, but I feel like such consistent failure in gear is an indicator of a systemic issue.Conclusion: This headset is very nice for anyone looking to get in amateur broadcast, and are excellent for a reasonably priced gaming headset (as most actual gaming headsets are hot garbage in comfortability, sound design, and mic quality). Just be aware that the build itself can be prone to breaking and the durability is not exactly stupid proof. Also, be careful of cats that like chewing on rubber, as the long cable can attract unwanted attention if not careful (sadly, that hasn't been my issue). For a sixty dollar price tag these are very nice headphones and I believe I would recommend them to a friend if asked for headphone recommendations. 4Excellent Yamaha Headset This headset with built in microphone is terrific. I use it both to listen to music and to dictate using Dragon Naturally Speaking. The microphone is accurate so the dictation is almost flawless, and the microphone tip has a foam cover to help deter popping pronunciations. The entire headset is extremely comfortable. I have owned many headsets in my day, but these are by far the most comfortable. The ear cushions are generously padded but not so much that your ears overheat and get uncomfortable. The padding is also thick enough to mute background noises. The headband is wide and flexible (rather than a thin piece of hard plastic), and conforms to the top of the head. The headset arms are easily adjustable and don't feel like they will snap with the least bit of readjustment. The speakers are clear, the plugs are clearly marked, and the cord is sturdy and a generous length. The product is well-built and sturdy, apparently designed by someone who thought it would be a good idea for headsets to last more than a week or two. (I have owned those too.) I am very pleased with this purchase and would highly recommend this headset to anyone who will be using the gear for prolonged use (hours at a time, day after day). 5Great Alternative to Heil This is a great headset for ham radio use. I pair this up with my Kenwood TS-590SG with a W2ENY adapter. My head does not feel like it's in a vice with these on. The sound is great and I get good unsolicited audio reports on the air. I had to turn the mic gain down from where it was with my original hand mic because the mic on the CM-500 is a little hot. The cord is fairly long and can get in the way but I understand that these headsets were not made with ham radio in mind. For those who don't want to spend the money for a Heil this is a great alternative. 5Excellent Ham Radio Headset for Yaesu FT-857d I had been looking for an alternative to the hand microphone supplied with the Yaesu FT-857D amateur radio. I use it exclusively for ham radio satellites like AO-7, CAS-4A, 4B and the XW Series, all of which are 70cm uplink and 2m downlink. The audio quality of the provided hand mike is terrible. It is both bassy and mushy and no amount of DSP correction in the FT-857D can make up for it.At that point, I tried my Heil Headset with the HC-2 Element (DX). This is a dynamic element so no bias is required. The audio quality instantly became very good as soon a I replaced the hand mike with the Heil Headset. I did have to purchase an adapter cable to make the headset work with the modular mike jack of the Yaesu radio. (DXEngineering) This same adapter works with the Yamaha headset that is being reviewed.A ham radio friend recommended this Yamaha headset and it was MUCH less expensive than the Heil, so I thought I might give a try, as I could then dedicate the Yamaha to the FT-857D and use the Heil on my other radio.Setup:1. The black box containing the 2 x AAA batteries is REQUIRED for the Yamaha to work with the FT-857D on Transmit.2. A 3.5 mm female stereo to 3.5 mm MONO adapter is REQUIRED for the Yamaha on Transmit (FT-857d)3. Both the VOX Gain and the Microphone Gain had to be significantly adjusted to go from the Heil to the Yamaha. Audio gain had to be reduced from 35 to 3 ! Otherwise the radio input circuits were driven into distortion. I ended up with Vox Gain at about 45 when I reduced my Microphone Gain . Att that point I got reliable Vox activation. These adjustments were required because the Yamaha uses an "electret" cartridge that has a LOT more output than the dynamic cartridge of the Heil.Performance/Quality:The Yamaha produces a fuller (but not bass driven) and clearer sound than the HC-2 Heil DX Cartridge. This is especially true at very low signal levels. The intelligibility of both the Heil and the Yamaha is excellent, but the Yamaha has a fuller sound, surprisingly punchy , while the Heil sounds a bit pinched, but still quite good.I have made hours of 15 min long recording sessions of this Yamaha vs the Heil. (SDRC software with a FunCube Pro + Software Defined Radio). The differences among the 3 microphones (Yaesu Hand, Heil Headset, Yamaha Headset) vary from striking/astonishing to very good/even better.Build Quality:The Heil is clearly built from better materials, with more robust cables that are not likely to break easily with use. The Yamaha feels "cheap"....but it works VERY well on both transmit and receive. Note above, it has better transmit audio quality than the Heil HC-2 for satellite work (in my opinion), for less money.On that basis I strongly recommend the Yamaha for Ham Radio applications.73, N0AN 55 Years Later They are Still Alive and Kicking I purchased these headphones back in 2012 and 5 years later they are still alive and kicking. The only reason I decided to write my first review 5 years later is because I just realized how great these are and how long I had them. The sound quality is really good. The plastic almost feels cheap to touch but it's pretty durable. You are paying around $60 for great quality headphones so I can overlook the somewhat cheap feel. I would definitely recommend these but would I buy them again? Probably not as these are wired. I thought about giving a lower star rating due to that fact but you already know what you're getting your self into with a wired headset. Don't get me wrong the cables are long if you need step away a few feet from your computer but you also run over the cables with your chair. It just gets annoying sometime. Anyway, if these ever break I will go with a wireless headset next. 5Clear audio, Comfortable ear cups and Headband, and 3.5mm connectors! I have really enjoyed using this headset. I have my CM500's connected to my IC-7100 via an adapter cable I made, and I use them for our local ARES VHF net, rag-chewing, and for HF voice and digital nets. Not surprisingly, the CM500's mic element is more sensitive than the one in my previous "cheapie" PC headset. But the only adjustment I needed was to reduce my mic gain a bit, and I get reports that my transmit audio is "excellent" both in volume and tone. Now if I could just get these to learn Morse code for me.... 5
    Yamaha CM500 Headset with Built-In Microphone

    Yamaha CM500 Headset with Built-In Microphone

    4.1
    You can't add more than 500 quantity.
    €169,00
    €169,00
    €278,00
    Sold out
    Save 39% (€109,00)