But the Self noise from the cardioids is MUCH much more quieter than
the schoeps. and much (only one much:-)) than the old mkh.
If they will discontinue the mkh 20, 40 and 50?
Am 19.05.2007 um 19:56 schrieb Tim Nielsen:
> Yeah, I wonder what they're going to cost? Do you think they're using
> the same capsule as the MKH-80? They looks like front addressing
> mics, and the capsule in my MKH-800 is pretty big, and I think that's
> the same one in the MKH-80, so it's probably not the same capsule.
>
> Self noise-wise, they're not much quieter than my Schoeps omni's, but
> they're a bit more sensitive. Not enough to get me to buy any either.
> Too bad they don't make a figure 8, that'd make a really nice compact
> MS kit.
>
> On May 19, 2007, at 8:37 AM, Walter Knapp wrote:
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> > Posted by: "Tim Nielsen"
> >
> > > Seems like the real difference is that the new MKH-8000 series
> look
> > > to be quite a bit smaller, and are frequency extended out to
> 50k and
> > > 60k. Self noise looks pretty similar. If the omni's are as
> small as
> > > they look in the pictures, might make a nice pair for portability.
> > > But yeah, unless you really want the extended frequency response,
> > > probably no reason to prefer them over the current MKH series.
> >
> > They are single pattern mics derived from the design of the MKH-80 &
> > MKH-800. I know my MKH-80's are better than my MKH-40 when set to
> > cardioid, so I'd expect to see improvement over the MKH-40 & MKH-50.
> > Primarily this should be increased sensitivity and lower self
> > noise. The
> > MKH-20 replacement will probably be mostly increased sensitivity
> > with a
> > small improvement in self noise.
> >
> > The small size of the omni does interest me. I'd love to try a pair
> > in a
> > modified SASS. Lang Elliott's MKH-20 design in the Telinga dish
> would
> > also benefit from smaller size. But I really don't have the money to
> > spring for a new pair.
> >
> > Walt
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