Thank you all for your coments, I have a limited budget and $500
Aust. is going to be about as far as the rubber band is going to
stretch. I shal see what is going in the second hand market and look
at the "street price" for the Sony MS957.
Thanks again folks.
--- In "Nicklas Nordborg"
<> wrote:
> > The Sony ECM MS 957 (which sells for $629 in Australia) is used
by quite a
> > few people and seems a satisfactory stereo mic, better when used
with a
> > pre-amp, people in the UK use the FEL preamp which is about 70-
100 pounds
> > sterling. I don't know what preamps are available in Australia
apart from
> > Mooretronics which I can't get further information on. The less
powerful
> > Sony ECM MS907 is not sensitive enough for wildlife sound
recording,
> > according to those people who have tried it.
>
> I have used that mic (Sony ECM-MS907) on a trip to Borneo. I have
to agree
> that it is not the best choice for wildlife recording. The main
reasons I
> choose it:
> 1) It is small and easy to carry around when backpacking.
> 2) It was readily available in shops here in Sweden.
> 3) It was cheap enough for me not to worry about dirt, moisture
and rain
> during the trip. It turned out to handle this very well...
> 4) Beeing the first mic ever I bought, I thought it was wise not
to spend too
> much money until I knew what I really wanted or needed.
>
> Sound examples, as well as images and a travel story, can be found
on
> http://w1.463.telia.com/~u46310192/. You will need Flash 6 to play
the sounds,
> and preferably you should use Internet Explorer 5 or 6 as your
browser. It
> should work with Netscape 6 also.
>
> Regards
> Nicklas Nordborg (Sweden)
>
> >
> > Another good mic might be the Rode NT4 which is actually made in
Australia
> > (Swiss design). Its specifications are a bit better than the
> > top-of-the-range Sony ECM MS5 but it is one-third the price. And
the
> > specifications also seem rather better than the Sony 957. The
Rode NT4
> > retails at $995 in Australia, but was on special in Brisbane,
about $700 I
> > think. Rode head office in Sydney seem very helpful, in my
experience.
> > Maybe if I wanted a new one-point stereo mic, I'd go for the Rode
NT4. I
> > have heard a very nice stereo habitat recording made with this
mic, but as
> > yet I have heard no reports of its ruggedness as a field mic.
> >
> > Vicki Powys
> > Australia
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > on 27/10/02 3:25 PM, hilly512000 at wrote:
> >
> > > I am about to buy a reasonable quality Mic, and really do not
know
> > > much about what is on the (Australian) market. The budget is
limited
> > > and I kind of liked the look of the Sony stereo condensers.
> > > Does anyone have any recomendations, either for or against?
This is
> > > just a fun thing for me at the moment, I am recording onto tape
and
> > > am into recording frogs for species identification. Any advice
is
> > > apreciated.
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> >
> >
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