Nice addition. 4 oz. and 5.5" long. Thanks! Rob D.
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At 5:13 PM -0700 8/30/05, Eric Benjamin wrote:
>Rob,
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>I have another addition:
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>Audio Technica AT3032 16 dBA 19.9 mV/Pa
>
>It's notable in being lower noise than any of the
>other low-cost microphones (excepting the
>large-diaphragm types), and is available for about
>$170 on line. I haven't used it though.
>
>Eric
>
>--- Rob Danielson <> wrote:
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>> Thanks Curt. That is a very sweet deal on the 183's.
>>
>> I've been trying to figure out a way to do some
>> extensive testing.
>> When you consider that people have been paying $900
>> for the DPA
>> 4060's and then $1400+ a pair for the next tier,
>> looking at the
>> specs, its reasonable to think that something in the
>> $`120-$500 range
>> _could_ be useful to own. Many things one can do
>> with omnis like the
>> boundary, jecklin, binaural and wide spaced pairs.
>> The list of lower
>> noise/cost cardioids is even longer.
>>
>> Heres the list of Omni potential contenders I've
>> assembled.
>>
>> Behringer B-2 16 dB(A) 19mV/Pa
>> Behringer B-2 Pro 17 dB(A) 16 mV/Pa
>> Behringer B-5 16 dB(A) 12.5 mV/Pa
>> Octava MK-012* 18 dB(A) 10 mV/Pa
>> Rode NT2-A* 7 dB(A) 16 mV/Pa
>> Rode NT5 16 dB(A) 12 mV/Pa
>> Studio ProjectsC4 16 dB(A) 12 mV/Pa
>> CAD M-179* 11 dB(A) 16 mV/Pa
>>
>> * there's decent info about these available, but
>> useful to include
>> for comparison.
>>
>> Here are SOME of the more expensive ones with specs
>> for reference
>> AKG_C480B/CK-62 13dB(A) 20 mV/Pa
>> DPA 4060 23 dB(A) 20 mV/Pa .
>> DSM-1S 29 dB(A) ?
>> MBHO 603a100DK 14 dB(A) 12 mV/Pa
>> M Gefell M 296 14 dB(A) 15 mV/Pa
>> Neumann KM 183 16 dB(A) 12 mV/Pa
>> SchoepsMK2/CMC6 14 dB(A) 15 mV/Pa
>> Senn ME62 17 dB(A) 20 mV/Pa
>> Senn MKH 20 10 dB(A) 25 mV/Pa
>> Telinga EM-23 14 dB(A) ~10mV/Pa
>>
>> Other omnis people know of <$500 a pair (new) with
>> no more than
>> 20dB(A) self noise?
>> Rob D.
>>
>> At 12:11 AM -0500 8/30/05, Curt Olson wrote:
>> >Mark Griswald wrote:
>> >
>> >> I'm looking for a mic to use in a cube array.
>> The 183s don't have the
>> >> same "bang for the buck" after their recent
>> price increase, so I was
>> >> looking for other mics to consider. Price is an
>> issue (since I would
>> >> need four of them) as is physical size (to fit
>> inside the cube).
>> >
>> >Mark, have you checked out Sweetwater?
>> >
>> >http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/WL183/
>> >
>> >Rob Danielson wrote:
>> >
>> >> And in the $100-$250 a pair range, the small
>> condenser omnis made by
>> >> Octava, Samson, Behringer or Nady could test out
>> to your expectations
>> >> in this application. Only tests will tell.
>> >
>> >Interesting you should mention this, Rob. I've been
>> wondering about the
>> >Samson C02s lately -- $120.00 for a pair. Roughly
>> similar size, shape
>> >and *published* specs to the wonderful Neumann
>> KM184, which is more
>> >than 20x the price. There are specs and then there
>> are specs, of
>> >course, but for that price, Samson definitely has
>> me curious. Has
>> >anyone here tried the C02s?
>> >
>> >Curt Olson
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >"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
>>
>>
>>
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
>Yahoo! Groups Links
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Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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