Re: Sennheiser MKH-8000 Series

["Walter Knapp" waltknapp]

Posted by: "Tim Nielsen"
>
> The point is, I'm curious to hear just how much 'sensitivity'
> actually translates into gain. I'll also record with them at optimal
> gain as well. But at equal gain, I should be able to hear how much
> that extra sensitivity translates, just because I don't know how much =

> of a difference it 'actually' makes in real world, that's the point
> of this test.

I tend to think of sensitivity more as greater reach than as gain. Just
another way of thinking of the same thing. So getting out and trying
nature recording is really the best way to examine this for me. It takes
more than a short test to really become familiar with the potential of a
mic, more like a season or two of recording with it.

As I noted, the difference in sensitivity between the MKH-30 and the
MKH-40 or MKH-60 that I use with it is very clearly noticeable.

Walt