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Re: electret mic deal (was mic check

Subject: Re: electret mic deal (was mic check
From: Rob Danielson <>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 21:44:34 -0500
At 5:07 PM -0700 8/31/05, Dan Dugan wrote:
>Lou Judson wrote:
>
>>Curiosity took me to the Soundprofessionlas website this morning, and I
>>see they have some closeouts on their stereo pairs already wired for
>>PIP - $49 instead of 129. Has anyone compared theirs to such as the
>>Shure 183s? Ths ones on sale now are cardioid, yet for some of what I
>>do they would be ideal.
>>
>>http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-CMC-22
>
>It was Sound Professionals who turned me on to the 183s, just before
>they changed to something else.
>
>Sharon Perry uses SP cardioids, which are Audio-Technicas, for her
>vest. Gain is about the same as 183s, but the cables are quite
>microphonic. Don't know if that's the type they're currently using.
>
>If the s/n of "58" is correct, 94-58 = 36dB, pretty high.

and a (lower) sensitivity of 5.6mV/Pa (high mV/Pa # 
[sensitivity.output] is good; low dB(A) # [self noise] is good.)

compare to:
Panasonic       WM61a capsule   32.5 dB(A)*     18 mV/Pa **
spec sheet:  http://tinyurl.com/8g4l9
Cost $16.21 for 10 + shipppiing http://www.digikey.com/ and enter 
"wm-61a" into parts search.
You can solder a workable set to run on MD/HiMD plug in power for a 
few bucks more http://webpages.charter.net/tidmarsh/binmic/

*Based on Eric B's test on file on the micbuilders list. 
http://tinyurl.com/8tkt4  **Is this sensitivity number right? Eric's 
test seems to confirm Panasonic's figure of (0dB=1V/Pa, 1kHz) 
-35+/-4dB.
I need to learn how to make this conversion.

and for reference:
ShureWL-183                     22 dB(A)        29 mV/Pa
Rob D.


-- 
Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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