i looked at the pictures and saw the small capsule and turned away. then wo=
ndered what it would be like to explain to airport security that these are =
just microphones (see the connector at the back? it=C2=A0 connects to my mi=
xer. i dont shoot elephants!)
=C2=A0
umashankar
i have published my poems. you can read (or buy) at http://stores.lulu.com/=
umashankar
>________________________________
> From: Gregory O'Drobinak <>
>To:
>Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 12:02 AM
>Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Re: 12 Guage Microphones
>
>Hi!
>
>I believe that you mean (+) 23 dB-A or just 23 dB-A.
>
>-23 dB-A would be well below the threshold of human hearing and I don't kn=
ow of
>any mic that is that good!
>
>Except, for maybe this one:
>http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21328475.100-gold-nano-ears-set-to-l=
is
>
>This would open up a whole new area in nature recording.
>
>Take care,
>
>Greg
>
>=C2=A0
>
>
>
>________________________________
>From: Scott Fraser <>
>To:
>Sent: Sat, January 14, 2012 12:15:40 PM
>Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: 12 Guage Microphones
>
>=C2=A0
>IMO a very poor taste choice of name & packaging, at least in the context =
of
>nature recording. Be that as it may, there are a number of similar tiny ca=
psule
>mics mounted in similar XLR shell sized packages, which seem to sound OK o=
n
>music sources. Conspicuously missing on all the sites of these makers is i=
nfo on
>self noise performance, presumably because it is quite poor due to the phy=
sics
>of small diaphragm capsules. Hard to beat the price, but given that a
>state-of-the-art manufacturer such as DPA achieves only about -23dB A rate=
d self
>noise in their 4060 miniature capsule, I would expect a $35 homebuilt pack=
age to
>be noticeably worse. Just speculating, but I wouldn't have high hopes for =
a
>silver bullet here.
>
>Scott Fraser
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