I was interested to read from cmursic of the apparent ruggedness of the Rod=
e
NT4 for field recording. On paper, this mic would seem to have somewhat
better specifications than the Sony ECM MS957. (The 957 is a favoured
travelling mic for some UK recordists, who use it with a FEL mini pre-amp,
with good results.) I personally have a Sony ECM MS5 one-point stereo mic,
I've had it ages - it gives very good sound if you are close to your
subject. I see that the current list price of the MS5 is about 3 or 4 time=
s
that of the Rode NT4, yet the specifications of the Rode are better than th=
e
MS5.=20
I have yet to hear a side by side comparison of the Sony ECM MS957 and the
Rode NT4, but I reckon the Rode sounds like a pretty good deal, especially
with our first-hand report that it is rugged enough for field use.
Vicki Powys
Australia=20
on 8/5/03 3:49 AM, cmursic at wrote:
> I have only ever used the Rode NT4 stereo mic, so I can't compare.
> Ignorance is bliss, I'm afraid...
> Anyone else like the sound of the Sony?
>
>
> --- In "Laloux, Dominique"
> <> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> You are comparing the Rode NT4 microphone with high-end Sennheiser
> and Shure
>> stereo mics.
>> But how would you compare it with a "lower-end" stereo mic such as
> the Sony
>> ECM-MS 957 ?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dominique Laloux
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: cmursic [SMTP:
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 1:56 PM
>>> To:
>>> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: Introductions
>>>
>>> I've been using the Rode NT4 stereo mic for a few months, making
>>> recordings of dawn choruses in the hills of the East Bay here in
> the
>>> Oakland/san Francsico Bay Area. I've found the sound to be
> excellent
>>> and the mic is holding up to use under cold and often wet (it's
> been
>>> raining) conditions. I'm sure that the higher-priced Sennheisers
> and
>>> Shures deliver better fidelity, but for $400 U.S. the NT4 is hard
> to
>>> beat.
>>>
>
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