[quote="Michelle Schlickman"]The only problem with these headsets is they require power.[/quote] The Sennheisers don't.

The only problem with these headsets is they require power.

I'd love to meet you, but I'm not on the crew this Saturday. Stupid dual feeds cutting crew requirements... If you can figure out a way to get me through security, though. =D I'm not too sure about flipping an ear cup on a headset behind my ear. It works fine for me on headphones with padded headbands, but those Sennheisers have a plastic headband that looks like it'd dig into my head after a while due to the way flipping the earcup back twists the headband.

I just ignore the right muff, and keep the boom on my left ear. The big earpad on the right distributes the weight pretty evenly. I've never seen a single version, but I've been using this setup for 3 or 4 years (can't remember exactly when I got it, but it was the beginning of a hockey season) and it's worked out well for me. I'll have it at Excel on Saturday if you do the FSN show and want to check it out. mg

[quote="branedamag"]I use a Sennheiser HMD 410-6 with a 5-pin male, and carry a 5>4 pin adapter I made myself.[/quote] Do they make a single-ear version? I can't use a double muff because on the occasions I'm directing something I need to hear program. It's pretty funny that Sennheiser puts this on the section of its web site for air traffic controllers. Directing air traffic and directing a TV show are the same thing right?

For those who want to make an adapter, I'm pretty sure the headset pinout is as follows: 4-pin: Pin 1 Mic ground Pin 2 Mic + Pin 3 Ear ground Pin 4 Ear + 5-pin: Pin 1 Mic ground Pin 2 Mic + Pin 3 Ear ground Pin 4 Left ear + Pin 5 Right ear + For a single-ear headset on a 5-pin system, I think you can jumper pins 4 and 5 together; same for when you make 4-to-5 or 5-to-4 adapters. The adapters are pretty easy to make - all you need is an XLR barrell or some wire and the connectors. Or, if you want to get fancy, put a mini-XLR on the end of your headset cable, then make multiple mini XLR-to-whatever your want adapters. Canon, Switchcraft, and Neutrik all make a housing that gets a mini-XLR in one end and a full-size XLR (of the appropriate genders), so your finished product can be pretty slick. -Steve

[quote="branedamag"]I use a Sennheiser HMD 410-6 with a 5-pin male, and carry a 5>4 pin adapter I made myself. Easy to do, although I don't recall the pinout immediately. It was harder to find the parts than to build it. The phones are a little heavier but the mic is very clear to all, so it's worth it to me. Those little things always feel cheesy to me. mg[/quote] The Senheiser actually looks pretty comfortable. Seems like only had a double muf though. I like the single earpiece. Also pretty expensive, $280. Although sure you get some quality with that. Bill

I use a Sennheiser HMD 410-6 with a 5-pin male, and carry a 5>4 pin adapter I made myself. Easy to do, although I don't recall the pinout immediately. It was harder to find the parts than to build it. The phones are a little heavier but the mic is very clear to all, so it's worth it to me. Those little things always feel cheesy to me. mg

I worked with a director who brought one of those with him, it worked very nicely, no problems hearing him or with the headset falling off his ear. I agree with you about the rubber pads, whoever designed some of these headsets obviously didn't try them on an actual human head for a ten-hour day before they put them on the market. I swear there's a dent forming in my skull from some of these things. The one thing keeping me from buying my own headset is that some of the different places I work use either 4 or 5-pin headset jacks, and I have no idea if anyone makes an adaptor.