Hi Raimund
You are absolutely correct. I punched the dBV/Pa figures into the spreadsheet
in error.
cheers
Paul
On 22/06/2011, at 5:43 PM, Raimund wrote:
>> Meant to ask what recorder are you using for these tests? Unless you are
>> using a SD7 series or equivalent the preamp noise floor will degrade the
>> self-noise performance of the MKH8070, whereas the higher output of the
>> MKH40 makes it far less demanding on preamp quality.
>>
>> cheers
>> Paul
>
> Paul,
>
> If I interpret the specs
> (http://www.sennheiserusa.com/professional-shotgun-microphone-boom-mic-broadcast-sport-504241)
> correctly, then the MKH8070 should provide a much higher output than the
> MKH40 (112 mV/Pa vs 25 mV/Pa).
>
> That might also be the reason for the subjectively higher noise floor. So, a
> fair comparison should take the very different sensitivities into account.
> This could be done for instance by attenuating the MKH8070 track by 13 dB.
>
> Regards,
> Raimund
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