Does it help to know that Telinga sells the 1mm foldable dish for US$200?
-Dan
On Sep 17, 2012, at 3:02 PM, grummyaa wrote:
> So I'd like to know where you all are finding your suitable parabolic ref=
lectors? Or are you folks seriously dropping $1000 + on something like a Jo=
nyShot, Lil' Ears, or Telinga and dropping $10 electret mics into them.
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> Seems to me the hard part of affordable DIY parabolic mic solutions are t=
he dish itself. Assuming you are using an actual parabolic dish and not a h=
alf sphere or salad bowl.
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> So yeah where do we find suitable affordable parabolic dishes.
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> Thanks.
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> --- In "tk7859" <> wrote:
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>> Hi Clive
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>> If you fancy a little DIY you could fit your Atherstone with a stereo pa=
ir of Primo EM172 mic capsules for a total cost of about =A325/30. The cap=
sules are readily available in the UK from Felmicamps.
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>> http://www.felmicamps.co.uk/products/felconnectorsand.html
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>> (No comnnection with this firm other than being a very satisfied custome=
r)
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>> Message No. 47523 on Naturerecordists gives a photo and a sound snippet =
from a recording made with two EM172s in a reflector. Although this record=
ing was made on a Sony MZ-RH1 minidisc my LS-10 very adequately powers the =
two capsules.
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>> Such a DIY route will give you a superior sounding parabolic microphone =
at minimal cost.
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>> There are plenty of posts in this Group and elsewhere on the net to guid=
e you through the DIY work.
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>> Cheers, TomR
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>> --- In "mothman_98" <clivesmail@> wrot=
e:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> With a Nightingale singing locally, I dusted off my venerable Atherston=
e reflector which I use with a Sony f-V610 microphone and an inline felmica=
mps preamp.
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>>> A few years back I used minidisc but now have an Olympus LS-10 recorder=
. Can anyone recommend a better microphone for such a set-up as I was somew=
hat disappointed by the quality of the recordings made with the dish. Lucki=
ly the bird flew over and sat in the tree under which I was hiding so I got=
a good recording just using the built-in mics!
>>>
>>> I have looked at the Sennheiser range but as I am only an occasional re=
cordist I would prefer a less expensive alternative, albeit you get what yo=
u pay for.
>>>
>>> Any ideas would be most welcome.
>>>
>>> Clive
>>>
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