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Re: Shure 183

Subject: Re: Shure 183
From: Walter Knapp <>
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 23:34:34 -0500
From: Dan Dugan <>

> 
> Walt, you wrote,
> 
> 
>>>There are
>>>two that have the 183 designation, MX183 and WL183. They are each part
>>>of a series that also contains cardioid (MX185, WL185) and supercardioid
>>>(MX184, WL184).
>>>
>>>  From the pdf's off the Shure site:
>>>
>>>Self Noise: MX183=20.5dBA  MX184=26.5dBA  MX185=28.0dBA
>>>              WL183=22.5dBA  WL184=27.0dBA  WL185=28.0dBA
>>>
>>>Sensitivity: MX183: -27.5 dB (42.2 mV)
>>>               MX184: -33.5 dB (21.1 mV)
>>>               MX185: -35.0 dB (17.0 mV)
>>>               WL183: -40.0 dBV/Pa
>>>               WL184: -44.5 dBV/Pa
>>>               WL185: -45.5 dBV/Pa
> 
> 
> Thanks, Walt. I wasn't aware that the MX phantom preamps had such 
> good specs, that's what I should have gotten instead of the BPs. I'm 
> going to try a pair.
> 
> -Dan Dugan

Those specs are just copied out of the pdf's I got off the Shure site a 
while back when the mic was first noticed. Since they did not turn up at 
a price I considered decent on ebay I've not tried any of them. I really 
would like to have available tiny capsules like that but with the specs 
of a MKH-20. Probably too much to ask for. You find something like that 
I'm definitely interested.

Meanwhile my Christmas eve fun is the wonders of rewinding a stator. 
Took forever to get my hands on the dope for it.

Walt




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