New MKH 8030 and 80XX series (was Yellowstone

["Rob Danielson" danielson_audio]

At 8:58 AM -0700 4/2/09, Scott Fraser wrote:
><<They have just issued some new mics in that series (like the 8030)
>that, I've heard, may be even more quiet altho I haven't
>tested them for my purposes.>>
>
>I've used the new 8040's a few times for music; string quartet, solo
>cello & soprano Dawn Upshaw. If they work as well outdoors as they do
>indoors, these are the new nature recording heavyweights. Clarity,
>transparency, accuracy & presence were all clearly superior to the DPA
>& Schoeps mics also on those gigs. And the new Sennheisers will fit
>inside a much smaller zeppelin than the standard MKH models.
>
>Scott Fraser
>
>

Boy, I'd love to hear more samples of these! In the field, 
side-by-side next to the older model(s) would make a perfect dream. 
Rob D.

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