Re: Impressed!

["Dan Dugan" dandugan_1999]

> I would (carefully !) take issue with the comment about self noise of 17d=
b not being good enough for nature work as most of the mics that offer trul=
y stunning recordings in the field have self noise of around this or even h=
igher (such as the DPA4060's).

In terms of fidelity I agree with you completely. It all depends on the sce=
ne. In quiet forest or desert soundscapes 17dBA mic self-noise will be the =
noise floor of the recording. In these cases quieter mics will be better.

-Dan