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Re: WL183 vs. WL93

Subject: Re: WL183 vs. WL93
From: "Rob Danielson" danielson_rob
Date: Thu Jun 15, 2006 9:42 am (PDT)
At 7:52 AM -0700 6/15/06, Dan Dugan wrote:
>Rob Danielson, you wrote about the WL183 vs 93:
>
>>The gain difference is consistent with the specs,
>>but the WL93 should require less power according
>>to the specs (2 volt minimum compared to 5).
>
>I know 183s work well on 3V.
>
>-Dan Dugan
>

Yes. It seems the older model Sharp MD's, in particular, have a
definite edge on PIP voltage over Hi-MD. My fingers are crossed that
the lower specified voltage for the wl93 means better performance on
Hi-MD.  The NH900 and RH910's I measured with Klas' capsule showed
only .42 volts under load. If so, I'm wondering  if the low-end
"bottoming out" problem we have discussed and Curt has tested will
not be as present too. 4-5dBA less self-noise is not a huge, so its
good to know and weigh other advantages/disadvantages. Rob D.


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Rob Danielson
Peck School of the Arts
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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