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Re: MM-BSM-9

Subject: Re: MM-BSM-9
From: "J. Charles Holt"
Date: Sat Jun 27, 2015 11:57 am ((PDT))
The sensitivity of the EM172 is reported as 38 mV/Pa. Isn't that quite good=
?

My (limited and probably incorrect) understanding is that a 6dB change is r=
oughly twice as loud to the human ear, which I suppose makes sense since yo=
u're doubling the mic. Any idea how that would convert to equivalent sensit=
ivity in mV/Pa? I wouldn't imagine it would be 76 mV/Pa, would it?

Just trying to get a better understanding of how this works.

- Charles

> On Jun 27, 2015, at 12:27 PM, Gregory O'Drobinak =
t [naturerecordists] <> wrote:
>
> One gets a 6 dB signal gain from the adding the output of the two capsule=
s together, but the capsule self-noise which is uncorrelated will only incr=
ease by 3 dB. So the net result is a signal to noise gain of about 3 dB for=
 a two-capsule vs. one-capsule mic channel.
>
> From: "Russ Cline  [naturerecordists]" <naturereco=
>
> To: "" <>=

> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2015 1:11 PM
> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: MM-BSM-9
>
> 
> I was looking at the capertreebirder site and see the em-172 mics wired t=
ogether in pairs
> for the SASS-lite and was wondering why?  Thanks.
>
>
>
>





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