I agree with comments that they are quite similar. I (physically)
can't hear much above 10K Hz so I leave that part of the spectrum to
others.
Here's a movie playing the same minimum presence clip from both mic
pairs in a loop:
http://tinyurl.com/3ou3rp (~3mb)
(All of the QuickTime movies have 48K/24 bit soundtracks. The mk-21
pair is boosted +1dB & panned slightly to right)
Here's a movie with the same minimum presence but with each mic pair
equalized s bit to more closely match high/low tonal balance (under
10K Hz)
http://tinyurl.com/3we4ah (~3mb)
Another movie/short clip with closer bird song, looping:
http://tinyurl.com/4ww2zo (~4mb)
Another movie/short clip with closer bird song, looping:
http://tinyurl.com/4o3cmf (~4 mb)
I listened to the recordings entirely on headphones. To my ears, the
MK-21's/rig creates a slightly more spacious recording evident in the
clarity and localization of the echoes. The MK-21's wide cardiod
polar pattern could be involved. I feel the MKH8040 exhibits a bit
more lower mid-range exaggeration. Rob D.
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At 9:56 AM -0700 5/2/08, Tim Nielsen wrote:
>Greg, thanks for posting. At some point here I'll do a comparison
>between my Schoeps MK2 omnis and a pair of MKH8020 omnis that I'm
>probably going to buy.
>
>To me, the overall sound quality between the recordings is very close.
>You can hear a tad more brightness in the Sennheisers, probably
>because of their extended range.
>
>I would agree that the V3 shouldn't be introducing any difference
>worth discussion, it's a very close match to the Sound Devices preamp,
>both are very quiet and high quality.
>
>One thing that's pretty interesting to hear, if you have ProTools, or
>some editing program that lets you play half speed, quarter speed,
>have a listen between them. At normal speed, the recordings sound very
>close. At half speed, the Sennheiser will appear to have a LOT more
>noise, which has to be the extended frequency at work, the Schoeps is
>rolling off all that high frequency air, which the Sennheiser at 96k
>can capture. It's quite a startling difference in quality. And seems
>pretty evident that if you want to record material in that 20k to 60k
>range, the Sennheisers should be able to do it.
>
>Tim
>
>On May 1, 2008, at 7:36 PM, Greg Weddig wrote:
>
>> Point taken,
>> Here are the two samples , previously posted, without any changes, no
>> eq, no normalization.
>>
>> Schoeps MK21 SD 744t:
>>
>><http://gregweddig.net/prettyboy/Schoeps_mk21_ortf_2496_sample_raw.wav>http://gregweddig.net/prettyboy/Schoeps_mk21_ortf_2496_sample_raw.wav
>> or
>> <http://tinyurl.com/3ek5as>http://tinyurl.com/3ek5as
>> ~~~~~~
>> Sennheiser MKH 8040, Grace Lunatec V3, SF 744t
>>
>><http://gregweddig.net/prettyboy/sennheiser_8040_ortf_2496_sample_raw.wav>http://gregweddig.net/prettyboy/sennheiser_8040_ortf_2496_sample_raw.wav
>> or
>> <http://tinyurl.com/4c3qmd>http://tinyurl.com/4c3qmd
>>
>> --greg weddig
>> Baltimore, MD
>> <http://gregweddig.net>http://gregweddig.net
>>
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>>Rob Danielson <>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > At 3:29 PM +0000 5/1/08, Greg Weddig wrote:
>> >
>> > > Bottom end is rolled off starting at about 250Hz.
>> >
>> > A real gradual curve? There could be differences in response and
>> > impact on sound quality under 250 Hz that would be good to know
>> about
>> > before purchase. So fussy, Rob D.
>> >
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