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1. Re: SONY PCM-M10 noise test

Subject: 1. Re: SONY PCM-M10 noise test
From: "Klas Strandberg" klasstrandberg
Date: Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:41 am ((PST))
Sony specifies:
"Noise Level: 17.0dBSPL(A)"

What is "dBSPL(A)" Is it really the same as dB(A)?

Klas.



At 10:16 2010-01-11, you wrote:
>Gianni Pavan wrote:
>
> > Raimund, could you do a self-noise test with
> > the internal mics ? It would be nice to make a comparison with the D50 =
that
> > is the all-in-one recorder closest to the quietest recorders in the Rai=
mund
> > list.
>
>Hi Gianni,
>
>Unfortunately, measuring microphone self-noise in a reliable way is
>a bit complicated and I'm currently too busy for that. Though, I
>believe that we can trust the specifications provided by SONY:
>
>PCM-M10: 17 dBA
>http://ws.sel.sony.com/PIPWebServices/RetrievePublicAsset/StepID/SEL-asset=
-177183/original/PCM-M10%20Microphone%20Characteristics.pdf
>
>PCM-D50: 20 dBA
>http://ws.sel.sony.com/PIPWebServices/RetrievePublicAsset/StepID/SEL-asset=
-47278/original/pcm-d50%20microphone%20frequency%20response.pdf
>
>Regards,
>Raimund
>
>
>
>
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