I guess it depends on what one is prepared to mess with. I find them
no more hassle than my MKH pair. There are no commercial mounts that
will work for the NT1-A in the field that I know of. I have mine in
separate home-made mounts/zeps-- mostly cut-away light guage 4" PVC
pipe ~7" long. The total length with screen mesh added is 11".
Because of their 50% greater weight, I'm supporting each with four of
those silicony bracelets you may have seen people wear. (The shock
that comes with it is too stiff for field work). I use the same,
long fur zep material as with my mkh's with no additional wind issues
presented. Once suspended adequately, the handling noise is
comparable to the MKH's as well. An NT1-A/NT2-A M-S package would be
quite a bit larger and heavier than the MKH 30/40. Rob D.
=3D =3D =3D =3D
At 9:13 PM -0700 6/20/05, Martyn Stewart wrote:
><<And there's a lot more variation from mic to mic than I see with the
>mkh's. Moisture-wise, I have one NT1-A that seems to be moisture problem
>prone but three others that can sit in the rain and 100% humidity and be
>just as happy as my mkh's. On a couple of nights, my mkh 30 went to fizzin
>and the the NT1A's made it through fine. Rob D.>>>
>
>
>OK, Gotcha!! Are they bulky, what do you use for wind protection?
>
>Martyn
>
>Martyn Stewart
>Bird and Animal Sounds Digitally Recorded at:
>http://www.naturesound.org
>
>N47.65543 W121.98428
>Redmond. Washington. USA
>Make every Garden a wildlife Habitat!
>
>425-898-0462
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:
> On Behalf Of Rob Danielson
>Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 9:06 PM
>To:
>Subject: RE: [Nature Recordists] Re: 722 vs PMD670
>
>At 8:37 PM -0700 6/20/05, Martyn Stewart wrote:
>>In places were I have just been to, Alaska and Big Bend Texas, I took
>>readings quieter than I have done for years, 10-20db and recorded with 2 =
x
>>mkh-20's and my 722, I can not hear any noise from the mics or the pre-am=
p
>>even when I jack up the gain.
>
>If your browser can negotiate the yahoo interface, you can evaluate
>some of the differences here for yourself:
>
>http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/bc/403419bb_d5a/bc/Tests/MidToLowNoiseMicsPres.mo=
v.
>mov?BC3I5tCBBgYvtiQ6
>
>(the folder with the movies IS set to public regardless of what some
>of the possible prompts say)
>
>>
>>I know if I take the MKH,s to places like Belize or Costa Rica, I am neve=
r
>>going to worry about performance in 100% humid environments either. So as
>>far as cost goes, what price do you put on reliability?
>
>And there's a lot more variation from mic to mic than I see with the
>mkh's. Moisture-wise, I have one NT1-A that seems to be moisture
>problem prone but three others that can sit in the rain and 100%
>humidity and be just as happy as my mkh's. On a couple of nights, my
>mkh 30 went to fizzin and the the NT1A's made it through fine. Rob D.
>
>>
>>Martyn
>>
>>Martyn Stewart
>>Bird and Animal Sounds Digitally Recorded at:
>>http://www.naturesound.org
>>
>>N47.65543 W121.98428
>>Redmond. Washington. USA
>>Make every Garden a wildlife Habitat!
>>
>>425-898-0462
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From:
>> On Behalf Of Rich Peet
>>Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 8:19 PM
>>To:
>>Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: 722 vs PMD670
>>
>>I can not speak to the reliability or humidity or temp response of
>>Rhode mic. But for signal to noise it beats the mkh line.
>>
>>I had never heard a system where I set the headphone level at the
>>actual outdoor level in a very quiet place and hear no mic noise at
>>all. Then kick up the volume more and have the mics still hold
>>together.
>>
>>I like the mkh line but with them taking the gold out I really am not
>>sure that we are still getting what we pay for.
>>
>>Rich
>>
>>--- In "Martyn Stewart"
>><> wrote:
>>> <<<<Now we as a group have to talk Rhode into an Omni version of
> >the NT-1a
>>> as it clearly is outperforming the mkh line at a lot less
>>money.>>>>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Talk to them all you like but I can not see that it outperforms the
>>MKH
>>> line?
>>> Give me the MKH mics any day for performance and reliability over
>>most mics
>>> but if you are talking price you get what you pay for...
>>> I would take a Sennheiser anywhere and know it will perform from
>>humidity to
>>> dry deserts.....
>>>
>>> Martyn
>>>
>>> Martyn Stewart
>>> Bird and Animal Sounds Digitally Recorded at:
>>> http://www.naturesound.org
>>>
>>> N47.65543 W121.98428
>>> Redmond. Washington. USA
>>> Make every Garden a wildlife Habitat!
>>>
>>> 425-898-0462
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From:
>>> On Behalf Of Rich Peet
>>> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 6:59 PM
>>> To:
>>> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: 722 vs PMD670
>>>
>>> Having heard the results of Robs current field setup compared to
>>mine.
>>> Well, I ran home and went to work for more than a week trying to
>>> catch up.
>>>
>>> Now we as a group have to talk Rhode into an Omni version of the NT-
>>1a
>>> as it clearly is outperforming the mkh line at a lot less money.
>>>
>>> And the 744? Well, it is clearly outperforming at a lot more money.
>>> Rich
>>>
>>> --- In Rob Danielson <>
>>wrote:
>>> ...
>>> I've resorted to judging performance in terms of
>>> > specific combinations of mics and pres. Some combinations work
>>better
>>> > than one might expect, others much worse than the specs predict.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Microphones are not ears,
>>> Loudspeakers are not birds,
>>> A listening room is not nature."
>>> Klas Strandberg
>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"Microphones are not ears,
>>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>>A listening room is not nature."
>>Klas Strandberg
>>Yahoo! Groups Links
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"Microphones are not ears,
>>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>>A listening room is not nature."
>>Klas Strandberg
>>Yahoo! Groups Links
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>--
>Rob Danielson
>Film Department
>University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
>
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>
>
>
>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
--
Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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