wrote:
> To Telinga Experts,
>
> I have a Telinga Pro 2 system which I have owned for several years. Klas has
> fixed the microphone for me and it is now in good working order. I plan on
> returning to Ecuador (for the 35th time) in February and will give the
> Telinga another try with my Portadisc. I guess my Pro 2 came with a EM23
> microphone. Is this set up adequate for high quality mono recording or should
> I consider replacing the EM23 with a better microphone like a Sennheiser
> MKH20. Recording conditions will be non optimal with lots of insects, wind,
> and probably some rain.
>
> Would the Telinga Pro 5 DAT Parabolic be a much better product to use with my
> Portadisc?
The Pro 5 DAT Stereo is definitely my choice. Either that element or the
Dual Science one with the same handle/reflector work fine with my
Portadisc. I have both, though the Dual Science gets only limited use.
The stereo is just too attractive, once you use it you are unlikely to
go back to mono. You definitely don't need a pre with the Pro 5 and
Portadisc. Most of the time I'm recording near a setting of 6-7 or so. I
have recorded clearly identifiable barking treefrogs (about a dozen
individual callers) from a distance I later measured at just over a mile
with the Pro 5/DAT Stereo and Portadisc. And on a number of other
occasions I've used it from even greater distance to track my way to frogs.
I don't know much about the Pro 2 or the EM23. The best way to find that
out is hook it up and do some recording. Whatever you can find to record.
The MKH20 would be a quieter mic and probably a little more sensitive
than your current pro 2 mic. But the mic alone will cost in the ballpark
of a new Pro 5 unless you luck out with Ebay or such like. And the
package with a MKH20/Pro2 is likely to be less weatherproof and more
awkward than the Pro 5. The Pro 5 with the Rycote wind cover can handle
winds to where you have trouble holding it all steady. And the mic is
entirely within the plane of the reflector front. You can make the wind
cover if you can sew, or buy it. The Pro 5 itself is fairly capable of
handling rain, though it quickly becomes a problem of raindrops hitting
the dish. You have to find some shelter to prevent that. I usually put
the wind cover on if dealing with rain to provide more protection for
the mic, though it probably does not need it.
My own feeling is the Pro 5 is such a good mic that it would compete
quite well with a MKH20 in parabolic use. And don't forget the stereo
which gives it a huge edge.
Walt
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