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Re: Audio Technica stereo mic vs. Shure VP-88

Subject: Re: Audio Technica stereo mic vs. Shure VP-88
From: Wild Sanctuary <>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 09:20:33 -0700
The 957 is a very decent mic, Terry, altho it is not terribly 
sensitive. It is perfect if there is a great deal of signal level in 
the environment you're recording. I wouldn't advise going the 907.

Bernie Krause

Wild Sanctuary, Inc.
P. O. Box 536
Glen Ellen, California  95442-0536
Tel: (707) 996-6677
Fax: (707) 996-0280
http://www.wildsanctuary.com

>--- In  "agileajl49" <> wrote:
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>>  I've been working with a cheap Sony stereo mic, model ECM-MS907, and
>>  its limitations are becoming aggravatingly apparent (high self-
>>  noise). So, what kind of mic, for a single stereo mic in the field,
>>  do you use, esp. for distant sounds and ambience? So far, I've
>>  gotten the strongest recommendation for the
>>  Shure VP-88.
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>Has anyone compared the SONY ECM-MS957 ($300) to the MS907 ($99) ??
>the VP88 ($1100) is out of my range also!
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>I'll look at the specs. tonight.
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>Regards, Terry King
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
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