On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 5:58 PM, Avocet <> wrote:
> I've just checked out the noise on my DR-100 and also on m MKH815 I've
> just bought on eBay. This is a golden oldie and came with a mark 1
> Rycote gag and mount, mark 1 yeti and aluminium case all for =A3155 post
> paid.
>
> I'm impressed with the 815, and this is a nostalgia trip as I was
> issued with one in about 1970 and used it for the 'Ascent of Man' in
> 1971 including on a migration across the Zagros mountains in Iran.
> Sorry, I'm rambling.
>
> Sennheiser certainly know how to make a mic last, and it holds up well
> against my 816, Tuchel plug and all. I checked the noise but not the
> sensitivity which is about a couple of dB down on the 816. I had a
> residual LF noise at about 66Hz with odd harmonics, so I'm only
> quoting above 1KHz. Sennheiser have got a steeper U curve on the 816
> and hence lower hiss figures (468 weighting).
>
Hi David,
Did you make your own Tuchel adapter?
I got an 815 of similar vintage several years ago but have not used it yet
as I came up empty looking for adapters that would adapt. I got a phantom t=
o
Tuchl powering adapter but it didn't to my chagrin adapt to the plug on the
mic... :/
Best,
aaron
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