Hi John,
I ordered a few of these mics last month and tested a couple
recording a storm - the response is very nice. Construction quality is
excellent and I was impressed how they matched, near identical.
Heres the LS10 recording a storm, gain 4 sensitivity low...
http://soundcloud.com/urlme/storm-ls10-shure-mx391o
I set the pair up to act as a reference for a binaural recording,
http://soundcloud.com/urlme/under-the-apple-tree
(too much road din)
BR
Mike.
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> I noticed this deal on ebay, so I bought a couple, and am playing with them
> now.
>
> Shure Microflex Wired Boundary Microphone - MX391 (#310322612261)
> http://tinyurl.com/3e2f8aq
>
> The MX391LP/O is basically the same mic as the WL183, except it is mounted
> inside a boundary housing and the wire attaches to the microphone barrel from
> the rear instead of from the side, and it comes with a longer cable.
>
> The housing is lined with thin foam which works as basic wind protection.
>
> The noise spec of 13dB is misleadingly low as the figures are adjusted for
> use as a boundary mic on large boundary like a conference table, so for other
> uses they are likely the same as the wl183 - so around 20db self noise.
>
> Same as the WL183, they would require an adapter cable or soldering directly
> to a 3.5mm plug to use with plug-in power. These do not come with phantom
> powered pre-amps.
>
> I have no association with the seller, and I have no idea if the Shure
> warranty is good from resellers.
>
> If you want to experiment with ground oriented spaced omnis, the price, $35US
> each, is pretty good.
>
> John Hartog
> www.rockscallop.org
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