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Heil Sound, Ltd.
Company typePrivate
IndustryAudio, Home Theater
Founded1966
Headquarters Fairview Heights, Illinois
Key people
Bob Heil (CEO, Founder)
Sarah Heil (President)
ProductsMicrophones, Headsets, Booms, Shock Mounts, Radio accessories
Websitehttp://www.heilsound.com/

Heil Sound, Ltd. is an American manufacturer of audio equipment based in Fairview Heights, Illinois. The company was founded by Bob Heil in 1966, and is well-known for inventing the Heil Talk Box and a variety of high-quality microphones and headsets for use in commercial and amateur radio.[1][2]

History

Heil Sound was founded in 1966 by inventor, organist, and amateur radio aficionado Bob Heil[2] in Fairview Heights, Illinois.[3]

Sound system design

Starting in 1966 Heil Sound began managing the sound in several venues around St. Louis, from auditoriums to bowling alleys.[4]The company experienced it's first breakthrough on February 2, 1970, when Bob Heil and his sound team successfully created an new and innovative sound system for The Grateful Dead at the Fox Theater in St. Louis, after the Dead's former sound engineer Augustus Owsley Stanley III was incarcerated. Heil Sound then accompanied the band on tour, later accompanying The Who, Pete Townshend,[4] Joe Walsh, Peter Frampton, and Jeff Beck.[3][2] In all cases Heil's engineering allowed the bands to create massive sound projection on stage without feedback, an innovation for the time.[4] Even as of 1965, large sounds systems were relatively weak and primitive; in 1965 The Beatles had played New York's Shea Stadium using only a Shure Vocalmaster PA system plugged into the baseball park's announcement system. Heil Sound's setups created a new template for touring rock musicians.[4]

Peter Frampton's Heil Talk Box from 1973

Heil Talk Box

In 1973 Bob Heil invented the Heil Talk Box, which was the very first high-powered Talk Box to be placed on the market. Heil Sound created the first one to be used on Joe Walsh's Barnstorm Tour, and the product was later used by musicians such as Joe Walsh, Peter Frampton, and Bon Jovi.[3] Heil Sound later sold the rights to Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc., where it continues to be a popular product.[5]

Amateur radio

In the late 1970's Heil Sound entered the amateur radio market, ostensibly working to fix problems in the industry involving poorly transmitted and received audio. Bob Heil applied science he had learned from Paul Klipsch, Don Leslie, Martin Wick, and the Bell Labs Fletcher-Munson curves to develop lines of radio headsets and components.[1]

In 1982 Heil Sound introduced their HC Series elements, specifically the HC-4 and HC-5, which allowed the non-DSP transmitters of the time to produce different transmit responses by selecting the right microphone element. The most recent is the HC-6, which is used in many of their current microphone models.[6] Heil Sound is currently the largest manufacturer of microphones and audio products for the amateur radio industry, with over 100 dealers worldwide.[1]

Heil Sound was also an early installer of large satellite dishes for radio.[1]

Home theaters

In the late 1980's, Heil Sound entered the home theater movement then becoming popular in the United States. The company became one of the first to design and install custom home theater systems and nationally,[1] with over 3,000 audio/video systems as of 2010.[3][7][3][1]

Current products

Microphones Notes
PR Series Includes the PR 20, the PR 20, PR 22, PR 28, PR 30, PR 31BW, PR 35, PR 40, and PR 48 models.
Heil PR-781 Dynamic Cardioid microphone designed for use with most makes of Elite transceivers of Kenwood, Yaeu, Ten Tec and iCOM. This model is an upgrade of the PR 780, which was developed to work with iCOM's iC 7800 radio.
RC Series Includes the RC 22 and RC 35 models.
Handi Mic Series Three models of the ultra-compact model are available
HM-12 The new HM-12 is designed specifically for amateur radio communications, and to work with the vast majority of low impedance transmitters.
Gold Elite Uses Heil CC-1 Connecting Cables
The Fin Intended for live sound, recording, and broadcast applications. Similar to the Heil PR 20.
Heil GM ("Gold Standard") One of the best-selling models produced by Heil for amateur radio
Heritage Studio Designed for recording studios and commercial broadcast applications
Heil iCM Designed specifically for owners of earlier iCOM transceivers that exhibit low gain in the microphone amplifier stage. It was developed in collaboration with iCOM.
Headsets
Pro Set (PS) Series As of May 2011 these are the best-selling headphones for amateur radio broadcasting in the American market. The headphones include phase reversal technology, and include the Pro Set 4, Pro Set 5, and Pro Set iC, all with different features.
Pro Set Elite Series The newer Pro Set Elite headsets are intended for commercial sportscasters, podcasters and ham radio oerpators. Comes in two versions; the Pro Set Elite 6 and the Pro Set Elite iC.
Pro Set Media Pro The Pro Set Media pro is intended for computer use, containing a condensor microphone element to meet the requirements of computer sound card inputs.
Pro Set Micro Single/Dual Side A smaller version
Pro Set Plus The highest quality Heil headset, equipped for outside use.
Traveler Dual/Single Side Can interface between 100 different radio models, cell phones, computers, and more.
Shock Mounts
SM-1 Works with the PR 20 and similar sizes
SM-2 Works with the PR 30, PR 40, and similar sizes
Booms
HB-1 All steel mic boom.
PL2T Removable top for easy microphone installation
SB-2 Intended for small spaces
Other
CB-1 PTT Microphone base
Heilwire For making connections to microphones and other devices, such as for connecting microphones, foot switches, keyer paddles, and/or other data or control devices. The wire reduces capacitive coupling between the control lines and the sensitive AC audio signals residing inside the shield, resulting in significant reduction of the possibility of hum pickup or RFI issues.

Other products include a variety of gear bags, microphone connector and connecting cables, headset adapters, various radio components, and microphone drum set packages.[6]

Awards

In 1989 Heil Sound was named "USA Satellite Dealer of the Year"[1] by the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association in Las Vegas.[3][8]

Staff

  • Bob Heil - Founder, CEO
  • Sarah Heil - President (1999-present)
  • Michelle Levitt - Creative Director/Websites (2004-present)
  • Jerry Lynch - Production Manager (2000-present)
  • Donna McIntyre - Service Manager (1993-present)
  • Chris Mitchell - Assembly Technician (2004-present)
  • Greg McVeigth - Public/Artist Relations
  • Steve Warford - Operations Manager (2000-present)
  • Judy Richert - Office Manager (1997-present)[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Bob Heil, K9EID Speaker". SD900mhz. 2006. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. ^ a b c "List of Products by Manufacturer: name". Sweet Wave Audio. Retrieved 2011-05-07. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Then and Now: Bob Heil, K9EID". SLSRC. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  4. ^ a b c d Daley, Dan (December 2008). "The Night that Modern Live Sound Was Born: Bob Heil and the Grateful Dead". Performing Musician. Retrieved 2011-05-07. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Musician's Friend. Interview With Bob Heil
  6. ^ a b "Amateur Radio Products". Heil Sound. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  7. ^ "About Bob Heil". BarryRudolph.com. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  8. ^ "Parnelli Awards Multi-media". Parnelli Awards. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  9. ^ "About Us". Heil Sound. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
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