Astatic D104 vs Turner Plus 3 Power Microphones 

The Turner Plus 3 is by far the best communications mic ever built. Bar none!.

30 "Enterprises" Joseph Good morning, my friend. For me, Turner Plus Three is fantastic for my Transiver Súper Star 360 FM. Thanks for the video, it has helped me very much!

That Turner plus three b you have is a great mic. It will produce smoother audio on Ssb. Depending on the rig you use a mic on, each rig has different audio characteristics. The astatic d104 of course is a loud sharp mic. Shines with many rigs. It does fall short on Ssb, that's why they produced the 10da dymanic head for Ssb use. Of course Turner has the more sophisticated preamp with the compression circuit for the plus three. The plus two is smoother, but raw power with the ceramic element. It performs good on Am and Ssb. Cb operators used to crank up their d104 mics at arms length and get all the room noise and shout into them. A 70s thing I guess. The only thing I can say is Turner wanted to improve audio quality by making the plus three. Its the closest way to get more of a broadcast quality audio sound with rolling the highs a bit. This curve response is different of course with different rigs. The monitor scope was a nice touch you used to prove this point. I always use a monitor rig with no antenna and head phones to listen. You can hear the plus three's compression and audio level performance. Its not perfect, but it's like rack gear and a power mic all in one. With the eq set flat. 73

Compression/ amplified vs. amplified. The Turner compression board runs circles around the 104. Hamsters have been using compressors or processors for eons.

I own 46 Astatic D-104 desk microphones in my collection and Zero Turner microphones.I have never been a fan of the Turner desk microphone design.I have a very deep voice not a girly voice.👍🎙

Good sound advise , Both Mic's sound and work well with just about any Transmitter . The Turner Mic's were favored for Sideband . As for the D104 , You could hear a Fly flying in a room . They were that sensitive . I always liked both Mic's and have a few of them still .

Nice Video, and I get what you say concerning different voices and how each Mic differs. I run a Turner Plus 3B on a Lafayette SSB-140 and A D-104 Silver Eagle (Plus) on my Cobra 2000 GTL. I think different radios make a difference also. 73's from 311, Northern Indiana.

My Father (SK) used a non-amplified D-104 for decades, as a matter of fact, that was the only mic he owned. As for myself, I have the D-104 (powered) and just recieved today in the mail, a New to Me, Turner +2 . Correct me if I'am wrong, the Turner +2 has a Carbon mic element? But My D-104 still has the factory Crystal mic element. Any old school microphone regardless who made them are awesome, built to out live us all!!!. My Brother is a musician and he has these microphones that has a small vacuum tube (a peanut tube) inside of the mic housing, I cant recall the name of those mics, but they sound friggen awesome, my Bro is heavily into vacuum tube amps and old HiFi sterio equipment. Great video and demo, thanks for sharing that with us!. UDX 4570 Palm Springs Wavin!!!👋🤠🎙

I've used Turner mic for years and always get good report back. Even my signal is only 2 or 3, they always say it's very loud and clear even if it's thousands mile away. As for the Astatic, they are also great mics only the audio is in the treblish side.

The only thing I dislike about the Turner is the crap paint they used on it. I have to touch it up occasionally with black fingernail polish. Setting the Turner at 10 O'clock and the Dynamike on the radio at 12 O'clock is the sweet spot that allows you to sit in front of the mic normally and get superb audio response. As far as the D-104 goes, they always sound tinny no matter where you set it, so I yank that tired old Crystal Cartridge out and replace it with one from a cheap Superstar hand mic. You won't believe the difference!

Thanks for the video, I have one that belonged to my Grandpa; would you happen to repair these?