Hello Rob,
Thanks for the excellent information and selling points of the Telingas!
I in NO way doubt what you're stating and to you it doesn't make sense to b=
uy $80 WM-61A when they are more noisy than the mics on the the m10.
HOWEVER, you make another very valid point: Should "readteamwins" be seriou=
s about recording in quiet, natural environments...
SHOULD HE. that means, he has to think about spending ~$542 on the mics you=
're referencing, Telinga EM-23
http://www.telinga.com/pricelist2007.htm
After someone spends $262 more on the mics than on the recorder, would one =
assume the recorder is inadequate and needs to be upgraded to something lik=
e The ARES-ML or a Canar audio recorder.
My point is, before someone gets a lot of expensive gear and accessories, t=
hey should figure out how serious they want to take this hobby of theirs si=
nce it most likely will not be paying them money.
I completely understand that the most important part of any recording chain=
is the microphone and if you have a cruddy mic, you can expect equally cru=
ddy recording in playback. Have you ever used the sound pros binaural mics =
I linked to?
specifications can be looked at and studied all day long but I would rather=
make a recording TODAY with $80 mics than save $540 on a pair of mics. Ple=
ase understand that I have other microphones and I will acquire more throug=
hout my life so I understand the lust for gear but it sounds like this is a=
ll new to readteamwins and perhaps he doesn't want to drop that kind of cas=
h for what may only be recordings here and there.
On the Telinga, what is the max SPL they can handle?
peace,
sean
--- In Rob Danielson composed:
> Hi Sean--
>
> An insertion in the long shot that it does matter :-),..
>
> Should "readteamwins" be serious about recording
> in quiet, natural environments, there would be
> significant difference in noise, or "hiss"
> performance between the (most likely) WM-61A
> capsules in the SP-TFB-2 mics (rated with
> self-noise at 32dB[A]) and the Telingas at
> 14-15dB(A). Each dB "up" roughly computes to one,
> easily audible step up in "hiss." Its true that
> one can improve the stereo imaging of the
> built-in mics by using external mics in a number
> of DIY arrays, but note that even the built-in
> mics in the M10 have considerably less hiss than
> WM-61A's, ~20dB(A).
>
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