Rob Danielson, you wrote,
>I remember the 183's from the "French Gulch Hotel
>Frogs" soundfile you posted a while back. Do you
>have your 183's wired for p-i-p with your MT-90?
Yes. I bought them from Sound Professionals wired that way to a
mini-stereo plug. They (SP) have discontinued the item, inexplicably,
IMHO it was one of the best products ever for field recording. My
first pair was mismatched in gains, I sent them back and got a
well-matched pair.
>I'm curious, because one can buy the 183
>cartridges for $38 each; phantom powered @~ $90
>ea. If I'm reading the specs right, the
>sensitivity of the 183 is in the same range as
>the Panasonic wm61a cap but the noise of the 183
>appears to be consideraby lower. Panasonic WM61a
>Capsule: Sensitivity -35dB (+/- 4 dB) 0dB =3D
>1V/pa 1kHz; Signal to Noise =3D More than 62dB.
>Shure WL-183: Sensitivity -40.0 dBV/Pa (1 Pa =3D 94
>dB SPL) ;Output Noise (A-weighted): 22.5 dB SPL.
>Rob D.
It's that -40 dBV/Pa spec that's the magic--it gets the low-level
sound over the input noise of the MD preamps. I'd love to have
Sennheiser MKH-series, but you can't beat the value of this deal.
-Dan
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