Correction: The PRO2, in your case, had a capsule called EM60, no longer
avilable on the market. It makes more noise than EM23, but a lot of good
CD:s has been made with a PRO2. It all depends on how close you come to the
bird.
Klas.
At 01:35 2002-12-11 -0500, you wrote:
> 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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