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Reviews For: YAMAHA CM500 HEADSET W/BOOM MICROPHONE

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Review Summary For : YAMAHA CM500 HEADSET W/BOOM MICROPHONE
Reviews: 61MSRP: 60.
Description:
Double side headphones with boom microphone
Product is in production
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KT9C Rating: 2012-08-09
Good Headset Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
These were recommended to me by a fellow ham so for $45 I was not out a lot of money. I have used them on my Icom IC 7410 with great audio reports. They are comfortable to wear for long periods of time and have a long cord. They use an 1/8" mic plug so an adapter is necessary to use them with 8 pin mic connector.
WD9CMD Rating: 2012-07-18
Best Value in Ham Radio Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
I've used these with several radios. They are electret condenser mics and you must have a polarizing voltage at the mic + to use them. Or, they do come with an adapter/battery case to use with other rigs. The transmit audio is clear and articulate, and the headphones are very comfortable for long periods of use. The price is certainly right. Try a set on your rig.
K6CRC Rating: 2012-07-15
Comfortable, great audio Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
After reading a large number of recommendations on the Elecraft reflector, I bough the Yamaha headset on-line for $48.

They sound good and are very comfortable to wear for hours if needed.

And, best of all, there are no expensive adapter cables needed (a la Heil), plugs straight into the K3 rear connector.
WD4ELG Rating: 2012-05-10
Works for me Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
I use it with my Flex 3000. I tried the Heil, but it was just uncomfortable. Got the CM500 on a recommendation from a friend. What a bargain. I optimized the audio for the headset when I first set it up, and never looked back. I am very satisfied with the pileup-busting performance that this pair provides for me.
K9YC Rating: 2012-05-08
Great Sounding, Comfortable Time Owned: more than 12 months.
One of the members of our contest club who works in pro audio turned us on to this excellent headset, and many of us bought them. I've been using mine for several years now, and love it. It plugs straight into the rear panel connectors of my K3, and I've made cable adapters to use it with a couple of other radios. The headphones are more comfortable than my trusty Sony MDR7506s (they still feel good at the end of a long contest weekend) and sound almost as good, and all of us get great reports on our transmit audio.

Contrary to some documentation for this unit, the mic is an electret condenser, and all it takes to make it work with virtually all ham gear is a cable adapter to connect it to the mic input, with a 4.7K resistor between V+ (on the rig's mic jack) and the mic input terminal. The headset also comes with a battery bias adapter, just in case you need it. If you know how to use a soldering iron, you don't.
N2ZDB Rating: 2011-12-09
Excellent quality for use with my K3! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Purchased online for $45 which included shipping. Build quality is excellent and what a difference in audio quality from the cheap chinese made Icom HM-36 Mic I was using!

Crystal clear full range audio which I noticed right away with my K3's DVR...

Mic bias voltage is also obtained directly from my K3 - things couldn't get any better then that!
WN7K Rating: 2011-11-14
good , but connections fragile Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I bought a used one about 2 years ago. Very comfortable, good sound and voice. Walked away from computer several times and either jerked it off my head or the lap top on the floor. Cord finally gave out from abuse. I ll buy another one.
M0VEY Rating: 2011-11-01
Best Bang For The Buck Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Having used a Heil Pro Set Plus in the past, I was pleasantly surprised how much lighter these headphones were.
I've had some great audio reports using the headset to drive my Icom IC775DSP . The mic drives the audio up a lot more than the HC5 in my Goldline.
Power for the electret is easily picked up from one of the pins that is normally used to connect any mic to . It was real easy to make an adaptor lead for the 775 .

It seems a pity that you cannot buy these in the UK. I was fortunate to have one shipped over from the USA. $44.99 is not a lot to pay for the Yamaha CM500 . Especially when an equivalent Heil Pro Set comes in at around £150 or $240 . The Pro Set Plus is currently £225 that's $360 .

No wonder they don't want anyone selling these headsets in the UK , Heil would hardly sell anything if these became available.

I had a listen to some music on my hi fi & the headphones sounded well on that also.

These will be a keeper in my shack for a long time. I know a good few ops who have these for the Elecraft K3 . They plug straight into the Elecraft .

m0vey
KG4RUL Rating: 2011-09-18
Better the BM-10 Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
This headset is sturdier that my Heil BM-10. The Heil boom holder broke twice during normal use. I am down to my last spare holder and when that goes (it will) it gets trashed.

The YAMAHA gets good signal reports on my Kenwood TS2000(X) and my Alinco DX-SR8T.
KN4RA Rating: 2011-09-18
Not as expected Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Solid construction. Pretty... Although- Problems interfacing with Kenwood TS-570DG. RFI. So, took it to another hams home and tried it on a TS-590. Same results. RFI. Utilized Heil products for years and never RFI issues. The CM-500 is going back. Fun experiment, tho. Thanks, but I'm sticking with what works for me. The infamous ProSet!