On Sat, May 01, 2004 at 08:42:06PM -0400, Walter Knapp wrote:
> For a inexpensive figure 8, the CAD M179 is very good. I had one pass
> through my hands this spring on it's way to Klas. Unfortunately the
> weather and what was calling did not cooperate for much testing, but I
> did try it M/S and near coincident paired with a MKH-80 and it held up
> it's side very well indeed. Handled moisture and temperature changes
> fine too. It's looking like the choice for low price figure 8 that's low=
> noise. You do have to be able to supply 8ma of regular phantom power for =
it.
Suspending the M-179 and getting a good windscreen around it looks like
it would be a little challenging. But I was thinking of trying to
home-brew a screen anyway.
I use a Sound Devices MP2 mic pre (which, fortunately, has mid/side decode
for monitoring, unlike the MixPre) with an external D-cell battery sled,
so I have plenty of phantom (and headphone) power.
Thanks!
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