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Re: best binaural mics?

Subject: Re: best binaural mics?
From: "Rich Peet"
Date: Wed May 24, 2006 1:01pm(PDT)
For increasing wind tolerance with my hat mic using wl183's I carry an
assortment of fabrics to supplement the foam windscreens.  Light wind
a light cotton scarf with the knot in the back. Heavier winds, a
single layer knit stocking cap, and for ugly winds a double layer knit
stocking cap.

Rich
--- In  "Toby Sinkinson"
<> wrote:
>
> Derek,
>
> FWIW, I can't comment or compare to other mics but most of the stuff I
> submitted to sountransit was made with the shure 183's into a marantz
> pmd-670, I think the steam tractor recording was with a set of
> homemade panasonic type binaurals.
>
> I've sewed 183's into a hat and then monitor with in ear monitoring
> headphones...fairly quick and easy set up.  They do great on the noise
> handling issue, the wind screens they come with are adequate for most
> situations but are not optimal...there is lots on these mics in the
> archives here...
>
> I recently picked up a pair of NT1-A's because for very quiet
> environments I was disappointed when using my marantz.  It might very
> well be a different story if using the 183's with a Sound Devices
> recorder...
>
> Also these seem quite rugged and survived sudden rain fall I got
stuck in...
>
> Best of luck...
>
> Toby (Denver)
>
>
> On 5/21/06, derek holzer <> wrote:
> > I'd like some feedback on the different mics that people use out
there for
> > headmounted binaural/semi-binaural recording. The main contenders
seem to
> > be (in order of cost):
> >
> > Shure WL-183 [USD 500 ???]
> > Sonic Studios DSM-1 [USD 600 ???]
> > Core Sound High End Binaurals [USD 900 ???]
> >
> > Any plusses or minuses for each that I should note? My criteria
here would
> > be:
> >
> > 1) Sensitivity
> > 2) Self-noise
> > 3) Vulnerability to wind/movement/handling noise
> > 4) Stereo image
> > 5) Field ruggedness
> > 6) Capable of running on Phantom Power?
> >
> > thanks+best!
> > d.
> >
> > PS...does anyone have a working email for Sonic Studios?
> > "" returns a "user unknown".
> >
> > --
> > derek holzer ::: http://www.umatic.nl
> > ---Oblique Strategy # 165:
> > "Use an old idea"
> >
> >
> >
> > "Microphones are not ears,
> > Loudspeakers are not birds,
> > A listening room is not nature."
> > Klas Strandberg
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>








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