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Re: My MZ-RH1 mic in: -122.8 dBu noise floor

Subject: Re: My MZ-RH1 mic in: -122.8 dBu noise floor
From: "Raimund Specht" animalsounds
Date: Wed Jan 3, 2007 1:16 am ((PST))
Rob Danielson wrote:
> In my experience with recorders, this is very
> commendable performance for a low cost unit.
>
...

> In your ratings of the performance of your Hi-MD recorder,
> http://beale.best.vwh.net/measure/audio/MZ-RH1_Mic_30_150Z.htm  to
> which audio recorders are you making this comparison or "poor" and
> "average?"

I guess that these poor noise level and dynamic range ratings have
been created automatically by the RightMark Audio Analyzer software.
It seems that this software implies that one measures the LINE-IN
performance only. However, a microphone input with a higher gain will
always provide smaller dynamic range figures than a line input. So,
for a high-gain microphone input, the dynamic range of 60.8 dBA would
be quite good and we should just ignore the stupid "poor" and
"average" attributes.

Regards,
Raimund





"Microphones are not ears,
Loudspeakers are not birds,
A listening room is not nature."
Klas Strandberg

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