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Re: best binaural mics?

Subject: Re: best binaural mics?
From: "Mark R."
Date: Sun May 21, 2006 7:56am(PDT)
Okay Derek,

Gotchya!...if i am not mistaken Microphone Madness hails from your neck of
the woods...Florida? i always like to try before i buy

Link to their Sennheiser driven mics
http://www.microphonemadness.com/products/mmhigsencars1.htm 250 beans ain't
bad

Might be worth a road trip :)

Best,

Mark


On 5/21/06, derek holzer <> wrote:
>
>  Hi Mark,
>
>
> Mark R. wrote:
>
> > Panasonic WM 61 capsules:  DIY with this link *( *
> > http://webpages.charter.net/tidmarsh/binmic/ ) and save several
> > hundred...Aaron Ximm used to give out a recipe for DIY
> windscreens...maybe
> > we can stir him up or you can do a search on past topics.
>
> Yes, I've already built a pair of DIY binaurals. They remain one of my
> favorite mics, and I've done hours of recording with them but they have
> their downsides. They have a very high output level, but also a very high
> level of self-noise. To get a good recording out of them requires a lot o=
f
> post-production to get rid of hiss and rumble. Maybe I used cheap cables
> (OK, well not even "maybe"), so I get a lot of movement noise as well. I
> also want to be able to plug something right into my SD 722 without going
> through a battery box and the extra noise it can add, thus the request fo=
r
> Phantom Power.
>
> Basically, I'm trying to upgrade from my homemade ones and I'm willing to
> spend a bit to get some high quality, low noise mics with a good image. S=
o
> the contenders remain DPA 4060/4061s, Core Sound High End Binaurals (whic=
h
> use the DPA capsules), Sonic Studios DSM-1s or Shure WL-183s.
>
> best,
>
> d.
>
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