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Re: Making a 'cheap' figure of 8 microphone?

Subject: Re: Making a 'cheap' figure of 8 microphone?
From: "Curt Olson" flipov411
Date: Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:25 am (PDT)
Phil wrote:

> I would give it a go myself but the price of the WL 185's over here in
> the UK would make it very expensive. But in the US I would have
> thought it was a reasonable proposition if the prices I found were
> correct.

Even at US prices, I wouldn't waste the $$$. The WL 185s are painfully
noisy and far more vulnerable to wind and handling noise than any other
mics I've ever experimented with. A couple weeks ago I dragged mine out
of storage again to try and convince myself that they're usable for
something -- anything -- but they quickly ended up back in the closet.

Curt Olson





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