Thank you Curt Olson for the useful info.
--- In Curt Olson <> wrote:
>
> I'll add to the good comments John Hartog has already posted. I've
used
> the Shure WL183s extensively, and also AT 3032s (but not quite as
> much). The 183s are great for a lot of situations, but they're too
> noisy for quiet natural settings. Regarding the 3032s, Eric
Benjamin
> reported some astonishing results a year or so ago from his tests
of
> one individual 3032: 8 db(A) self noise, considerably lower than
AT's
> published specs. At $170.00 (US), I think these mics are a real
> bargain. Last spring I made a simultaneous test recording in my
> suburban Minneapolis neighborhood with stereo pairs of 3032s and
Message: 183s.
Subject:
> First you'll hear the 3032s, followed by the same slice of time
> captured with the 183s. (NOTE: If disclaimers are needed when
comparing
> different signal paths using the same mics in the same setting,
then
> disclaimers should be shouted from the rooftops when comparing
entirely
> different mic rigs side by side. So here's my official disclaimer:
The
> following clip is for illustration only. It should not be taken as
> definitive of anything. It is nothing more than a recording of two
> experimental stereo mic rigs in one particular acoustic environment
at
> one particular time.) That said, here goes...
>
> http://www.trackseventeen.com/media/tsp/060331-3032_183.mp3
>
> or
>
> http://www.trackseventeen.com/media/tsp/060331-3032_183.wav
>
> I have many other clips recorded with these and other mic rigs,
along
> with some photos of the rigs at:
>
> http://www.trackseventeen.com/soundscapes
>
> The page is badly in need of updating, but hopefully it might be
> useful...
>
> Curt Olson
>
>
>
> pga7602 wrote:
>
> > While we are at it, lets throw in the Audio-Technica AT3032 as
well.
> > Rob Danielson?
> >
> > --- In "pga7602" <pga7602@>
wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi John,
> >>
> >> I noticed that you have experience with both the wl-183s and NT1-
As.
> >> I am in the process of choosing between these two mics and was
> >> wondering which one you liked better for quiet ambient sound
> >> recordings? Thunder? Streams? frogs?
> >>
> >> Can you give me a comparison the two mics other than the obvious
size.
> >>
> >> Thanks for your help in advance.
>
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