Re: Audio-Technica 3031

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Romilly,

I can only give a negative answer to your question.  I have not yet tested
the AT3032.  It's on my list, but it's time to be getting Christmas gifts
for the children, not for me.

As a reference, cardioid microphones are usually several dB worse in self
noise than omni microphones of the same design.  For instance, the Schoeps
MK4 cardioid has a self noise of 15 dBA, relative to 11 dBA for the MK2
omni.  The Sennheiser MKH20 omni has a self noise of 10 dBA; the MKH30
cardioid has a self noise of 13 dBA.  So I can't expect that the AT3032 has
the same extraordinary performance as the AT3031.

But keep in mind, that at the price it's a good deal if it only meets the 1=
6
dBA self noise specification.  If you get them, let us know how they work
out.

Eric Benjamin