by Wombat Six » Mon May 07, 2012 6:17 pm
Milspec headsets are generally manufactured with a low impedance mic element, while the consumer knockoff geart is generally manufactured with a high impedance mic element in mind. Don't ask me to explain it much further than that, it's about where my knowledge of electronics ends. You want a 28XX to explain all that nonsense. Suffice to say it boils down to: civilians do things one way, the military does them a different way.
You can buy adapters to get around the problem, but then you're introducing just one more piece of gear into the equation that can break or malfunction on you, and you're probably going to spend as much on the adapter and the knockoff PTT as you are on the real PTT.
Yes, if the replica PTT is mis-wired (because the manufacturer really only cares if the wiring on their kit matches up with their kit, so as long as they're internally consistent, meh), you could fix this (we're all using the same U93-style plugs and jacks), but you'd still have the impedance issues to deal with (yes, you could replace the mic element).
Plus, seriously, as mentioned above, you're about to drop $150 - $200 on a headset you use to play airsoft, and you're going to skimp on the PTT because you don't want to spend that kind of money?
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