Astatic 40-116 Shock Base with Microphone Active LED in Switch

by Astatic

Product Features

• Large Tactile Push Switch with LED
• Selectable Push-to-talk or Push-to-mute
• 3-pin XLR-F type connector
• 6ft cable with XLR-M type connector
• Large Mass for Shock Isolation

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 3 x 4.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009YDRXY
• Item model number: 40-117
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,457 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

Astatic 40-116 Shock Base with "Mic Active" LED in switch

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars Do your research, and expect absolutely no support., April 13, 2011

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Zachary S. Clobes "Zack" (Hutchinson, KS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Astatic 40-116 Shock Base with Microphone Active LED in Switch (Electronics)

Astatic has a series of podium microphone mute switches in the 40-11x range. Based on the descriptions that I was seeing on most people's website, I thought I was buying a base that I could toggle back and forth between muted and not. It appeared that it had a "programmable" LED light that would show me when I was on mute or not.

Unfortunately, I bought the wrong one, which only had a momentary-contact switch in it, meaning that it would only mute OR talk (that's the "programmable" part) WHEN the button was actually being held down. My 40-116 didn't have an LED light in it at all.

I knew that the vendor that I purchased mine from stated up front that this was a drop-ship item that could not be returned (and after getting a hold of them around their squirly weekend hours, they confirmed that). I tried for days to contact Astatic directly, and FINALLY go a hold of a warm body today, only to be told that they won't support it, and I'd have to buy a new one.

So I am, I'm buying an Audio-Technica...


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