Re: quiet shotgun mic

["Raimund Specht" animalsounds]

Philip Tyler wrote:

> The K6/ME66 has a self noise of 10db and that is with it being powered by 48 
> volt phantom. Using an AA cell to power it the noise does increase and takes 
> on a more objectional character. 

I cannot detect any differences in the noise levels of the K6/ME66  between 
phantom and battery power. Though, there seem to be indeed individual units out 
there that exhibit a higher noise floor when powered by the battery. 

A few years ago I purchased a used K6/ME66 off eBay that showed that increased 
level of noise. Fortunately, the Sennheiser service in Germany was able to fix 
the problem for a small fee.

Regards,
Raimund