B&H and Sweetwater both sell the WL183s for cheap and I'm sure they
ship abroad right? I know at least B&H does.
Danny
--- In Paul Jacobson <> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I've ordered a MZ-RH1 which should arrive Monday, so that's the
> recorder decision out of the way. Thanks to all who gave me advice
> and links, it was much appreciated.
>
> I'm now faced with a decision on which mic to purchase. Unless a
> bargin ME66/K6 combination (cheapest new price is over double that
> of the most expensive of my "budget" selection) turns up on ebay in
> the next week or so it looks like I'm back to my original selection
> for now. I'm pretty much set on a shotgun mike for reasons of
> portability on bushwalks, and suitability for targeted bird call
> recording. I don't have any expectations that I'll be making "release =
> quality" stereo ambience recordings (or stereo of any kind for that
> matter!!).
>
> The "shotgun" contenders are:
>
> MKE-300 18dBA 16mV/Pa (+/-2.5dB) ($379AU)
> NTG-2 18dBA 15mV @ 94dB (+/-2dB) ($305AU)
> AT-897 17dBA 10mV (8.9mV battery) @ 94dB ($333AU)
>
> Using self-noise as the primary selection criteria the AT-897 seems
> to be the obvious choice. The '897's low sensitivity is probably the
> main concern but the preamp in the RH1 should have enough gain to cope.
>
> Does this sound like a reasonable choice at the price point??
>
> Tangentially, in regards to the W183 capsules, I was wondering if
> anyone knew of a reasonably priced source that will ship outside the
> "50 states"?
>
> cheers
> Paul
>
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