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Re: Intro and questions

Subject: Re: Intro and questions
From: "Rich Peet <>" <>
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 03:54:15 -0000
Well if you want to drop to lav specs then I will continue to 
recommend the $2.00 radioShack 270-092 which I still work with and 
like alot although I admit it is not high end.

Regarding the Telinga circuits I defer to Klas.  I will not short 
circuit the creator.

Rich Peet


--- In  Walter Knapp <> 
wrote:
> Rich Peet  wrote:
> > You will see with time that we all have the same values here but 
not 
> > the same preferences. Feel free to ignore my advise, but give me 
the 
> > freedom to have said it.
> > 
> > The original Dan Gibson dish is a great dish, the mic was worth 
> > throwing out. imho
> > 
> > I don't recommend a small lav mic for this application as the 
focus 
> > globe of the Gibson is much larger than that.
> 
> The focus globe of almost any parabolic would be larger than the 
lav 
> mics. It's not really a problem.
> 
> I certainly agree there are better mics, but for a low budget 
start, one 
> of the sony lavs is going to be hard to beat costwise, and will do 
a 
> decent job.
> 
> > I recommend
> > 1. me 62 sennheiser - a good middle ground
> > 2. mkh 20 sennheiser - a whole lot more money than you care to 
spend
> > 3. mkh 110 - if found used is a great alternative
> > 4. a telinga mic element retrofit, either stereo or mono.
> 
> I agree with all of these if you have more money. In the case of 
the MKH 
> mics a power supply will be necessary to use them with a walkman MD.
> 
> I am curious about one thing, have you then come up with a circuit 
to 
> replace the one in the telinga handle? Otherwise the telinga 
element is 
> not going to do much.
> 
> Walt
> 



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