Hi Raimund & Greg,
actually, the specs on the website do say 17db but I think this is an error=
, as previous specs for it were lower. Doing a bit of searching on the net =
for the older page & also on a few of the other single unit / stereo mics b=
rought up a question about Sennheiser specs - does anyone know why they giv=
e the A weighted specs as, for example on the MKH50, 12 (18). I have a vagu=
e memory of working out why the 2 figures but can't remember now.
in terms of your comment re gain Raimund, (as discussed elsewhere) the sim=
ple fact is that there are, & always have been, a wide range of different a=
pproaches / techniques to field recording & sometimes this means using gain=
to boost the signal from certain types of microphone. Of course, I don't k=
now your own experience but I can't work out how a chap who works in a fiel=
d with gain stages all over the place would find it so odd that a recorder =
has gain or that users make use of it from time to time. For example, getti=
ng a bit more gain from a recorder with high quality pre-amps is much bette=
r (imo & subjective I know !) than adding gain in post-production.
--- In "Raimund" <> wrot=
e:
>
> The specifications reports a noise floor of 17dB(A), which is indeed not =
exceptionally quiet, just mediocre:
>
> http://www.sanken-mic.com/en/product/spec.cfm/9.1001000
>
> Bye the way, as an (electronics) engineer, I don't understand why folks a=
lways demand more gain on the recorder. According to my experience and from=
my perspective, there is no real need for that.
>
> Regards,
> Raimund
>
> --- In "Jez" <tempjez@> wrote:
> >
> > now i'm puzzled too - according to the specs on the Sanken site its ver=
y quiet + my first test with it also confirms that. What is it in the specs=
that makes you think its not too quiet ?
> >
> > my motivation in terms of looking at Sanken was because i've never hear=
d anything negative about their mics.
> >
> > ta.
> >
> > --- In Gregory O'Drobinak <gmodrobina=
k@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Jez:
> > >
> > > According to the specs, this is not a particularly quiet mic.
> > > What was your motivation for buying it?
> > >
> > > Just curious,
> > >
> > > Greg
>
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