Re: Help choosing low cost mic with Sony PCM-M10

["Dan Dugan" dandugan_1999]

> "There's a Videomic Pro now, as well. It seems to be the original Videomi=
c in a more attractive package. Price is $225."
>
> I called my local stockist and they reckoned the Pro version was more dir=
ectional but I can't find anything indicating that on the web. If there's n=
o real difference, why do people pay the extra $100 when both are available=
, or am I missing something obvious?

>From my quick look at their site, it appears the Pro model has a +20 dB gai=
n switch claimed to be quiet gain, just the thing for overcoming the noise =
of cheap mic preamps when recording quiet sources. No difference in directi=
onality.

-Dan