See my note to Aaron, Walt. Sennheiser is aware of the differences
between systems and is working on some elegant solutions. I just need
to know if there is anyone out there with actual field experience and
what that experience was.
Bernie
>--- In Aaron Ximm <>
>wrote:
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>> I'd also be very curious to hear even the informal consensus; I've
>been
>> very curious whether people think it holds up to the 416. I have
>been
>> keeping an eye out for the latter on eBay but would definitely
>spring for
>> the 418-S as much more convenient if it was effectively a 416 plus a
>> decent M/S option -- so portable
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>There is a MKH-60 on ebay right now, currently not a bad price. That's
>a better shotgun than the MKH-416. It's what the MKH-418S should have
>been based on.
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>The bigger problem for the MKH-418S is the side mic on it. The mid
>appears similar to the MKH-416, but the side is not as good as the
>MKH-30. At least by specs and what little comment I've managed to
>glean so far. I've had no access to one to try. And feel my M/S
>MKH-60/30 is a better rig. Unless Bernie's testing shows otherwise.
>
>Walt
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
>Yahoo! Groups Links
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