7. Re: Summary: [Nature Recordists] Re: EIN values and bits and peaks

["Dan Dugan" dandugan_1999]

> I'm not sure if I've understood all this, but if weighting is critical to=
 knowing what a noise figure will mean for a particular application, wouldn=
't it be better for manufacturers to abandon the quest for a single noise f=
igure, and supply graphs of noise instead? Or would that make it too hard t=
o sell equipment, with the public unable to decide how to compare graphs?

Geez, I went to the Shure site the other day to get some specs, and they're=
 not even quoting noise specs, let alone showing frequency response graphs =
or directivity plots. We're in an age of dumbed-down audio, folks. Bad news=
, because it's a technical craft.

-Dan