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Re: Cheap Stereo

Subject: Re: Cheap Stereo
From: "gkunk2001" <>
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 17:30:39 -0000
Rich
   What is a Roche Dish?
   I got the stereo micropone mounted on my old parabola and gave it
a spin in my backyard. The wind was high, the traffic was horrible so
I had to turn down the gain somewhat, but the results were
satisfying. I am waiting for a real calm day to test the self noise.
If I use it in the house I hear the refrigerator, my wifes caged
birds, etc.

Here are the results on my web page:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/G_Kunkel/stereo/stereo.html

--- In  "Rich Peet <>"
<> wrote:
> Welcome for comming out of lurk.  I have a lurker friend that has
> just configured the same dish with a mono RS mic element of the
same
> specs.  His handle design was taken from the Roche dish design
though.
>
> Enjoy playing with stereo and good luck. I prefer using a barrier
but
> not to have it extend in front of the mic elements so as to reduce
> low freq response.  But this is still an open discussion and I am
not
> an engineer.  Each trade off made to ones own desire and ear.
>
> Rich Peet
>
> --- In  Gregory Kunkel
> <> wrote:
> > I have been lurking in this forum for some time but I
> > always felt that I was way out of my league.
> > I have been trying to entice people into the nature
> > recording hobby with advice on cheap,home made
> > recording gear. In fact I feel my parabolic plans are
> > the father of Walt's homemade rig.
> >
> > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/G_Kunkel/microphone.htm
> >
> > The recent discussion of stero recording stimulated me
> > to look into the cheap approach to stereo recording.
> > The kind that a high school student doing a science
> > project might be able to afford.
> >
> > So I did my usual thing. I went down to the local
> > Radio Shack and wandered around. I came upon a product
> > called Stereo Clip-on Microphone. (33-3028)
> > http://support.radioshack.com/support_audio/59476.htm
> >
> > It is two electrect capsules connected to an 1/8in
> > stereo plug that plugs into a controller that contains
> > a battery and outputs two mono 1/8 in plugs. My guess
> > was that the controller put out phantom power to the
> > two electrets. I plunked down $30 and took the
> > microphone home and plugged the stereo plug into my
> > Sony MZ-R70 MD and it knocked my socks off. I now plan
> > to mount it into my homemade parabola and start
> > experimenting with stero.
> > Does anybody have experience with this microphone.
> >
> >                Greg Kunkel
> >
> >
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