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RE: Pearl MS8 (was Digest Number 2102

Subject: RE: Pearl MS8 (was Digest Number 2102
From: Rob Danielson <>
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:12:22 -0500
At 11:54 AM +0100 4/27/06, Julian Baldwin wrote:
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>
>Have you, I wonder, tried one-piece MS microphones such as the Pearl MS8? =
It
>always struck me that it would be an interesting mic to use for stereo wit=
h
>a parabolic reflector. It is also a great deal easier to carry around than=
 a
>couple of studio condensers.
>
>Maybe other list members who have tried this mic would care to voice their
>opinions.

Hi Julian--
Its self-noise performance (IEC-179) of 18dBA is a bit on the high
side at its price point. Hopefully someone on the list has at least
taken one out for a drive. Unique features of interest: it can be
self or phantom powered and it has extremely high sensitivity: "100
mV/Pa, Rec. min. load imp: 6 kohm."  This might be  _too_ "hot" for a
dish?  I've not seen a sensitivity rating that high before. Rob D.




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