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Re: HF noise in MKH 20s

Subject: Re: HF noise in MKH 20s
From: "Eric Benjamin" ericbenjamin2
Date: Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:34 pm ((PST))
Dan Dugan wrote:
> the MKH 20 might be equalized in its electronics to compensate for a natu=
rally
>rolling-off HF response of the capsule.

You hit the nail right on the head.=C2=A0 Documentation on the Sennheiser w=
eb site
shows that the MKH20 has an equalizer that provides about 13 dB of boost at=
 20
kHz, relative to 1 kHz.=C2=A0 Your measurement shows an increase in noise o=
f 18 dB at
the highest frequencies, relative to 1 kHz.=C2=A0 But it's quite possible t=
hat the
circuitry itself doesn't have a flat (white) noise floor.=C2=A0 The match i=
s pretty
close.




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