my mic sells for WHAT..... what am I missing???

[niceguy71]

hi guys
my mic is a Astatic 575-m6 and it's getting old... maybe I should get a new one... I see some that look nice on Amazon for 30 or 40 bucks..... I punched up mine to see if I they still make it and I see them on E-bay for $350 to $400 ???? I know you can ask anything doesn't mean they will sell for that.. but????? why so much??? I would love to get a Anytone 5555NII that sells for $260 bucks on Amazon... if I can really sell it for $260 and buy the 5555 N II ..and the Anytone comes with with a mic!!!! so I wouldn't even need mine.... but before I let something go.. WHY is my old mic better than all the new mics??? and if I want to get a 4 pin mic for my President Grant export what would you suggest??

 

[prcguy]

People put up a lot of vintage stuff for sale for ridicules prices and unless its an actual collectors item with a history of high prices you would be a fool to pay it. I see a lot of this on eBay where the overpriced ad is still running after a couple of years because nobody is stupid enough to buy it.

With that said I sort of remember your mic being a good one in its day, very loud and punchy.

 

[GadgetGeek]

It's one of the best power mics ever made.

I have one new still in the original packaging.

Seems like I can make a mint on it when I decide to unload it.

 

[niceguy71]

well if I can get $260 bucks for my Mic and buy a Anytone 5555NII then my mic's going up on ebay!!!!.... but I will need to replace it... what's a good 4 pin mic??? ... ultimately I think I may sell my Cobra 148 GTL and my President Grant export... then buy two Anytone 5555 N II so I have the same set up in both home and mobile... I think I could get enough for two Anytones if I sell my two radio's and mic... eventually
... right now I want to play with what I got.... so what's a really good Mic????

 

[Citywide173]

Doesn't look like many have sold for the prices you saw on active listings, but they aren't doing that bad on the ones that have sold.

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[niceguy71]

Doesn't look like many have sold for the prices you saw on active listings, but they aren't doing that bad on the ones that have sold.

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Well there goes my Anytone 5555 NII

 

[slowmover]

Sell it. The radios where it sounds best are now going obsolete. Poor ears don’t make up for audio quality solutions.

Use the cash to underwrite an Anytone AT5555-N2 and add the electret Uniden BC-645 mic as it’s the only one sounds better than the stock mic (needs FJ-45 adapter).





You’ll have a rig that’ll hear and get heard with plenty of compliments given TX NRC. (This is what I’m using in the big truck at present with feedpoint choke, etc).

The radio/mic pair pretty much defines state-of-the-art AM/SSB mobile given right antenna system (see LARSEN NMO34b + W640 whip discussed).

Full effort with antenna system is what matters most

$500 covers radio, mic, antenna plus custom power and Driver Extreme DX-901 external speaker (with room for minor miscellaneous).

Say goodbye to 1987 and enjoy the 21st Century.

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[niceguy71]

Sell it. The radios where it sounds best are now going obsolete. Poor ears don’t make up for audio quality solutions.

Use the cash to underwrite an Anytone AT5555-N2 and add the electret Uniden BC-645 mic as it’s the only one sounds better than the stock mic (needs FJ-45 adapter).

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You’ll have a rig that’ll hear and get heard with plenty of compliments given TX NRC. (This is what I’m using in the big truck at present with feedpoint choke, etc).

The radio/mic pair pretty much defines state-of-the-art AM/SSB mobile given right antenna system (see LARSEN NMO34b + W640 whip discussed).

Full effort with antenna system is what matters most

$500 covers radio, mic, antenna plus custom power and Driver Extreme DX-901 external speaker (with room for minor miscellaneous).

Say goodbye to 1987 and enjoy the 21st Century.

.

I am really giving a Lot of thought.... I just can't believe anyone will pay such money for old stuff when they can have a new Quad 5
My President Grant export AM FM SSB 120 CHANNELS 15 WATTS AM 25 WATTS SSB is pretty rare .. I think I could get 300 for it... The Cobra 148 GTL is the nicest one I've ever seen ( I've never used it) so the orange lines are still on the knobs... I should get 200 for that ... The mic looks like I could get over that I also have to Texas Star amps never used 50/75 amps plus recurving amp if I got a 100 each that's 900 bucks.. and I could replace both radios with the Quad 5s and no longer need the amps.... But I hate to let it go and find out there is a reason that stuff is worth more than the Quad 5 Chinese radios... But my gear takes up a lot of room .... Be nice not to have amp and swr meter all bunches up together.... The receiving amp REALLY pulls in distant stations... Not sures the Quad 5 would receive as well as that amp

 

[slowmover]

Alright, to repeat based on a famous radio:

“ . . The Cobra 148 GTL is the nicest one I've ever seen”.

The 2023-version of a 148 in performance expectations:



I removed $700 worth of gear with this purchase: $260 radio & $50 extension speaker.

A marriage made in heaven.



You won’t want or need a RX pre-amp given long (and tall total height) permanent-mount antenna.


The radio gear used at home is fun.
The radio gear used in mobile is critical.

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[riverradio68]

Sold a Turner plus 3 with a fork attached to the side for $350 a few months ago, people who gotta have it will pay dearly for it ...

 

[Gumball928]

I have one that I use with a Magnum S-9.
I have used it for years, and have always gotten good reports on its clarity and sound.

 

[niceguy71]

I have one that I use with a Magnum S-9.
I have used it for years, and have always gotten good reports on its clarity and sound.

Mine also works great ... But if I can sell it for $250 bucks????? I'll sell it and use the stock mic... Actually I'm going to sell my rare cb and that mic for $500 if I can "really" get it .... I all ready bought another Quad 5 to replace it for $260 bucks . So I should come out of it with a new CB with more features and power and put $250 bucks in my pocket... I don't know why people want the old classics that are not as good as the new radios.

 

[Gumball928]

Not sure about "not as good", but for me, the "old classics" are a known quantity.
(just my $.02)

 

[slowmover]

Not sure about "not as good", but for me, the "old classics" are a known quantity.
(just my $.02)

When a microphone works reliably, yes.

 

[KANE4109]

I can believe that they sound "good"... maybe even "great". But I think that "looking backwards through time" has a way of adding myth and mystique to things.

A similar situation exists in guitar playing/music. Players now have caused incredible price jumps on old OLD vintage equipment.... chasing a player's sound and thinking ...."if I had THIS and THIS and THAT I would sound just like HIM".

In answer to that... David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) said "rubbish". He said that he could go into any music store... pull down a decent guitar from the rack, go to the counter and pick two or three pedals out of the newer ones, walk over to a tube amp.... and as he says "give me a few minutes... and I will sound JUST LIKE ME!".

 

[merlin]

And people wonder why CB is a dying band. The average shmuck can't afford a setup today and the smart folks would spend less for a satellite phone.

 

[merlin]

Sold a Turner plus 3 with a fork attached to the side for $350 a few months ago, people who gotta have it will pay dearly for it ...

Nothing on earth makes a Turner plus 3 worth $350.00. Proof there are fools around every corner.

 

[merlin]

Buy an Astatic D-104 and G stand for $75.00
Have it gold plated, $50.00
Now sell it as a mic for the Browning golden eagle. for $250
Fool, more money than brains, collectors will buy it.