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Re: Finding Shure 183

Subject: Re: Finding Shure 183
From: "digidandy" <>
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 13:23:44 -0000
I mentioned this mic to Len at Core Sound, and he claimed that the 5db
peak at around 10Khz would be *very* noticeable when used in the field.

(http://www.shure.com/images/response/fWL183_184_185_large.gif)

Is this correct?

I won't be using it for bird/nature recording per se, maybe more for
fx recording and engines ... and the occasional ambience recording of
rooms, fields, etc.




> I've been wondering if we should say "very high" sensitivty.  The 
> Shure WL-183 is spec'd at 40 dBV/Pa which is on par with the 
> Sennheiser mkh 60 isn't it?






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