thanks Rob,
I keep forgetting about the side-facing 'feature'. :)
thanks for the reminder.
and thanks to Grant as well, I have a 20 that I use with my 30 occasionally
as well. Now I won't feel so 'weird' when I pair an omni with a figure-8.
going back to the 800 Twin for a moment, I"m assuming this can operate as a
side facing 'stereo' mic (which much better side noise characteristics than
the MKH418S) so long as I assume mid-side decoding/monitoring?
clay
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Rob Danielson <> wrote:
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> At 10:20 AM -0400 9/3/10, clay wrote:
> >Rob says:
> >
> >"There's the MKH-80/800 which sounds very different from the MKH-30 to
> >me in figure 8 mode. Rob D."
> >
> >Rob,
> >
> >can you share the differences you've heard?
> >
> >I've got a 30/40 combo now, and am considering the 800 twin as a single
> mike
> >alternative for mid-side.
> >
> >thoughts? anyone?
> >
> >thanks much
> >clay
> >
>
> Hi Clay--
>
> I don't own the both of them now so I can do a comparison for you--
> the only way I really feel comfortable about assessing differences.
>
> The biggest difference for my uses (high gain natural ambience) was
> in the lower midrange clarity 125-500 Hz. IMO, all mics are
> challenged in this range for distant subject/large spaces. The
> MKH80's produce more tonality- have a little less tonal
> simplification (drones) in this range compared the the single capsule
> mkh's. The 2-3 dB(A) less self-noise is a plus, but not a huge deal.
> The HF looks better over 10KHz; some report the 80/800's response is
> less noisy up there.
>
> You would not be disappointed with a pair of them but note they are
> side address mics and cannot be used with flush mounted boundaries
> and not very well in perp either. They'd probably need vertical
> mounting if a pair was used in MS. I have a pair of 80's which I've
> been using in a Jecklin array and gaining some experience with. Aaron
> Ximm has some 800's I think. Rob D
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