I don't mind. I have some 2 or 3 preamps left from the end of 1970. I can
sell 2, but if I don't, I'll still sleep well at night.
I don't know about the preamp you mention, but I doupt very much that you
get a low noise with it. To get a low inherent noise from a dynamic
microphone you need a "best class" input transformer. All modern input
stages that I have met, incl. professional transformerless ones, have been
far to noisy for nature sound recording.
Klas.
At 14:51 2003-08-30 -0000, you wrote:
>I agree, choose the most sensitive one.
>
>If you are recording onto a domestic recorder you could use an FEL 3.5
>MX preamp working from plug in power, would give you 20 dB of
>amplification, and no extra boxes to carry or batteries to change.
>
>http://www.felmicamps.co.uk/fel3.5series.html
>
>(sorry Klas, but I could not resist mentioning..)
>
>--- In Klas Strandberg
><> wrote:
>> Look at mV/Pa and select the omni one with the highest output.
>> I still have some good transformer preamps for dynamic mic's.
>>
>> Klas.
>>
>> At 05:24 2003-08-30 +1000, you wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >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-made
>> >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.
>> >
>> >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
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> Telinga Microphones, Botarbo,
>> S-748 96 Tobo, Sweden.
>> Phone & fax int + 295 310 01
>> email:
>>
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