Local (Brisbane, Australia) sound recording specialists, Musiclab, advise
that:
"Sennheiser has just released a range of their Evolution dynamic
microphones in retail blister packs at very competitive prices - German-mad=
e
microphones at Chinese-made prices.
"There are three mics in the range. Each is a cardioid pattern and
comes packed with a 5m XLR-XLR mic cable. The e815S and e816S also feature
a silent ON/OFF switch.
e815S - general purpose mic. RRP $119 - special price $79
e816S - vocal stage moc. RRP $219 - special; price $149
e817 - lead vocal mic. RRP $269 - special price $117
(End of Musiclab advertisement)
[NOTE: I wonder if there is a typo. error in the last special price.]
Those prices are of course in Oz dollars - currently worth about 65 cents
US, each.=20
I don't imagine too many Naturecordists with condenser mics are going to
race out and buy any of these dynamic mics., but at a couple of hundred
dollars Australian, as against a couple of thousand for Sennheiser MKH
series, they ARE cheap, and may be worth considering for someone with a
limited budget, starting out in nature sound recording. It seems likely
that they would have the usual Sennheiser reliability.
For some years from 1968, all my recording was done with just two mics; a
uher and a Grampian, and I think both were dynamic. Didn't require any
power supply, anyway. And I got some excellent results - either with a
parabolic reflector or using a long cable to get close to the subject.
So :
(a) this confirms (though no confirmation was needed) what Walter and
others have been saying that recording equipment is designed and made for
the music industry; and
(b) it would be a kind thing, were someone with technical knowledge to
get the specifications and comment on the probable usefulness of these mics
for nature recording, for the benefit of the technically-challenged (like
me) and for those starting out in nature recording.
Cheers
Syd Curtis in Australia
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