Intercom and broadcast headsets for stage managers, show callers, commentators and camera operators, drawing on Shure’s BRH series and Sennheiser’s HMD, HME and HMDC ranges alongside Audio Technica. These are working comms tools rather than consumer headsets: closed designs, boom-mounted noise-rejecting microphones and build quality intended for nightly professional use.

Start by choosing between single-sided and dual-sided designs. Single-sided models such as the Shure BRH441M and Sennheiser HMD 300 S keep one ear on the room, which callers and camera operators generally prefer, while dual-sided sets suit commentary booths and loud environments where isolation matters. Then look at the microphone: dynamic capsules, as used across the HMD and HMDC models, handle high ambient noise well, while condenser versions such as the HME 27 trade some rejection for a cleaner broadcast vocal. Finally, sort out termination before ordering. Several Shure BRH models are supplied without a cable by design, and the cabled BRH31M comes in 4-pin male, 4-pin female and 5-pin XLR variants to match different intercom beltpacks and broadcast consoles.

If you are kitting out a full comms position, add a spare cable from the Accessories section at the same time; they always fail mid-run, never in the workshop.