Thanks Kim, please do post your results. I'm up in Vancouver at the
moment, where they are located, but here they only sell through
retailers. I'm hoping to check one out today to see these in person.
That's less than half what the Rycote version would cost...
On Mar 23, 2007, at 8:06 AM, Kim Cascone wrote:
> I've purchased the Cavision suspension/pistol grip system:
> http://www.cavision.com/audio/suspension/suspension.htm
>
> as well as a 30cm windshield:
> http://www.cavision.com/audio/windshields/SWS1030.htm
>
> for my AT-822
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> both of these (with shipping) came to ~ $200 USD which is quite a lot
> less than a comparable Rycote system
>
> I'm hoping the Cavision products are like 'Behringer versions' of
> Rycote but I won't know until the get here...
>
> info:
> I ordered the suspension/pistol grip from Adorama in NYC:
> http://www.adorama.com/CISPS810M.html?sid=3D11744152731143418
>
> but had to order the windshield directly from Cavision in Canada
> since no-one in the US carries the Cavision line
> and since Cavision only ships FedEx into the US the shipping amount
> came to approx half the cost of the windshield
> but even so it beats the cost of a Rycote system
>
> when I called other retail outlets in the US they claimed the didn't
> stock Cavision due to quality issues - but I suspect there might be
> some Rycote snobbery involved
> i.e., professional location sound people think if a product is cheap
> it can't possibly be any good...
>
> I'll post a review once I get them and have had a chance to use them
> on a film sound project I'm working on
>
> Cheers!
> KIM
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