Having tried two versions of the Countryman 6, I can assure you that it was probably the worst vocal mic I ever tried. Feedback was horrendous, it sounded tinny and had absolutely no depth or body at all. And, the price was ridiculous.

As for the headset mic blocking your face, it is much, much smaller than any handheld, which blocks much, much more of your face. Donny, you have said this many times and it is totally false. Take a look at your own videos and compare them to mine or Larry's. The headset mic is the size of a quarter, while the handheld is the size of a lemon at the very least, and that's without a windscreen. Additionally, most headset mics, including my Crown CM-311A sits at the bottom of the lower lip and at most blocks the lower lip and a small portion of the chin. A handheld blocks the entire chin. Some folks have sufficient vocal control to use a headset mic, and some DON'T!

The only change I made to my headset mic was to spray the mic with flesh color paint, which pretty much made it invisible to the audience. You could do that with your handheld as well, but it will still block out a lot of your face.

One more thing about Larry on stage. He's constantly moving to the beat of the song, interacting with the audience's emotions and getting them stirred up with the music. When you move on stage, this often makes them want to climb out of those chairs and dance, which is a great thing for them emotionally and physically. A good AD will get up and dance with some of them as well and encourage them to get out of those chairs. I had ADs form conga lines while I performed Hot Hot Hot, lines that snaked round the room and out into the corridors. You cannot do that when you are chained to a handheld mic! The headset mic allows the freedom of movement that the handheld takes away from an OMB entertainer. The only difference is what some refer to as the proximity effect, which some singers insist they must have. When you have good vocal control you just don't need the proximity effect, though. Garth Brooks came up with the best mic ever, especially for OMB entertainers, with the Crown CM-311A. That Countryman E6 is a great mic for some bible thumper standing in front of a pulpit and singing along with his choir.

Of the three photos below, the guy at the top, a have guitar will travel guy, who's face is mostly blocked by his handheld mic. In the photo of me, very little of my face is blocked with the CM-311A, while UD below is not singing at the time, but imagine how much of his face will be blocked when he moves in front of the mic to sing.

Gary