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Re: hello and beginner question: shock mount for ME66?

Subject: Re: hello and beginner question: shock mount for ME66?
From: "Krystian Zwoli=F1ski" krystian=
zwolinski
Date: Fri Jun 14, 2013 3:52 pm ((PDT))

Hello Wim

Do you need  shock mount only? I'm a birder too and I use ME66/K6 set with
Rode Blimp. Despite the fact it's quite big (biggest than other similar
windshields), it's very handy in the field and very effective as the wind
protection.

Best wishes
Krystian



2013/6/14 Wim van Dam <>

> **
>
>
> Hello there,
>
> New member here with a new member question: what shock mount would you
> recommend, or not, for the ME66 microphone?
>
> Here is the context in which the microphone will be used. I'm a birder in
> USA-California and I decided to get into recording the sounds of birds to
> get better at recognizing their songs and calls, to document local
> rarities, that kind of enthusiastic amateur stuff. Thus far I have ordere=
d
> the Marantz PMD661MKII (Oade Super Mod) and the Sennheiser ME66. I went f=
or
> the ME66 instead of the ME67 because I anticipate that initially I will
> enough troubles as it is when handling and pointing the microphone in the
> field.
>
> I have been researching on this group which shock mount I should get for
> this set-up, but I haven't managed to reach a conclusion on this. Among t=
he
> options that I'm considering are: Rode PG2, "Rycote Medium Hole Softie Ly=
re
> Mount & Pistol Grip", Pearstone DUSM-1, Azden SMH-1, Audio-Technica AT841=
5,
> and so on. From experience, what would you recommend? I'm especially
> curious to read about comparisons between some of these options. I hate
> wastefulness, so the robustness of the mount is an important aspect for m=
e.
>
> Thanks,
> Wim
>
>









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