Re: Why not use the CAD e100s: 3.7dB(A) hyper-cardioid

["Avocet" madl74]

> Why not use the CAD e100s 3.7dB(A) hyper-cardioid large diaphragm
> microphone in the field?

Shaya,

Personally it doesn't have the directivity of my Sennheisers and has a
sizeable hypercardioid back lobe which I don't like. Also I'm curious
about the noise figure as Bruel & Kjaer, the noise measurement people,
claim 5Db excess noise as a world standard. It would be interesting to
know what the 468 weighting figure is, which is the standard weighting
to use for noise.

> ... but low self noise is an issue on this
list and is what motivates this first post.

Have you measured your acoustic noise against mic noise? Unless you
have a very quiet natural background, noise is not the major issue.
I'd also want to know how it copes with wind, handling and humidity.
Will this studio mic survive getting caught in the rain?

David

David Brinicombe
North Devon, UK
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