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.
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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