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4. Re: noisy 8020 mics

Subject: 4. Re: noisy 8020 mics
From: "vickipowys" vpowys
Date: Thu Oct 6, 2011 5:12 pm ((PDT))
Klas,

After recent testing I know that the Sound Devices 702 phantom power
is fine, it is the mics that are at fault.

Vicki


On 07/10/2011, at 8:02 AM, Klas Strandberg wrote:

> Vicky,
> I have never noticed myself or heard of any scratchy phantom power
> from SD series. This is interesting.
>
> Klas
>
> At 10:46 2011-09-26, you wrote:
>> Klas,
>>
>> 8020s are connected to Sound Devices 702 which supplies the phantom
>> power - same system works fine for MKH20s
>>
>> I'm currently testing a different phantom power source with the
>> 8020s.
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>> Vicki
>>
>>
>> On 26/09/2011, at 10:31 AM, Klas Strandberg wrote:
>>
>>> This is very surprising, Vicky!
>>>
>>> I really look forward to find out the reason.
>>> What do you connect it to? Where does the phantom power come from?
>>>
>>> Klas
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> At 05:22 2011-09-25, you wrote:
>>>> Hi Munir,
>>>>
>>>> This thread started because I was having noise problems with my new
>>>> MKH8020s.  In the past week I have found out that there is a noise
>>>> issue with the entire 8000 series of mics, all the models, not just
>>>> mine (i.e. 8040, 8060, 8070).  While some people have these mics
>>>> and
>>>> they work OK, others find they have periodic loud fizzing noises in
>>>> the mics.
>>>>
>>>> So no, definitely NOT, I would NOT recommend the 8000 series
>>>> mics as
>>>> 100% dependable.
>>>>
>>>> Others might like to chime in on what mics they have found to be
>>>> 100%
>>>> reliable.
>>>>
>>>> Vicki
>>>>
>>







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