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Subject: Tuchel Adapter
From: "Michael Raphael"
Date: Wed Mar 2, 2011 12:33 pm ((PST))
Aaron,

Have you talked to the guys at Redco in CT?  They might be able to construc=
t something for you?

M.


On Mar 1, 2011, at 9:06 PM, Aaron Ximm wrote:

> 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 pos=
t
> > 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 ye=
t
> as I came up empty looking for adapters that would adapt. I got a phantom=
 to
> Tuchl powering adapter but it didn't to my chagrin adapt to the plug on t=
he
> mic... :/
>
> Best,
> aaron
>
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