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Re: Oktava mk series figure eight capsule

Subject: Re: Oktava mk series figure eight capsule
From: "Chris Owens" owensch2002
Date: Mon Jul 3, 2006 1:37 am (PDT)
I believe that the figure in parentheses is when the pad is in place.

Chris.
> 
> From: "cfmspencer" <>
> Date: 2006/07/03 Mon AM 05:28:09 GMT
> To: 
> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: Oktava mk series figure eight capsule
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> --- In  "cfmspencer" 
> <> wrote:
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> > --- In  Ed Anson <EdAnson@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I just took a look at the Mkh-30 specs. They are unusual in that 
> the 
> > > noise and sensitivity specs each include a second number in 
> > > parentheses. For example, the sensitivity is given as "25 (8) 
> mV/Pa 
> > +- 
> > > 1 dB". I couldn't find any explanation for the second number. 
> Can 
> > > anyone explain this? Most mic specs that I look at give a single 
> > > number.
> > > 
> > > On Jul 2, 2006, at 4:45 PM, cfmspencer wrote:
> > > > if anyone knows of any 8s of similar size and noise to the
> > > > Mkh-30, please let me know.
> > >
> > 
> > 
> > Ed, 
> > 
> > the 'extra' noise spec seems to represent a different noise 
> > specification. I believe the first is the most commonly used, 
> being 
> > that it is lower, and I think that it is referred to as A weighted.
> > 
> > I don't know what the extra sensitivity spec refers to.
> > my guess, purely from reading the spec is that as the output 
> increases 
> > the freq response deviates from flat, i.e. +/- 1 db.
> > 
> > others will know for certain, I'm sure.
> > clay
> >
> 
> after looking at the Sennheiser site, I am now more
> confused.  It seems there is an extra specification in parentheses
> following the spec for the two separate noise specifications.
> 
> clay
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> "Microphones are not ears,
> Loudspeakers are not birds,
> A listening room is not nature."
> Klas Strandberg 
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