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Re: Too much gear...

Subject: Re: Too much gear...
From: "Klas" klasstrandberg
Date: Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:32 am ((PDT))
Hi Tim, I see that you have a telinga pro-2, some 25 years old, right?
I can buy it to my museum or offer a demo dish for free (shipping only)
if you sell it to someone without dish.

Klas.

On 2019-03-19 04:50, 'Tim'  [naturerecordists]
wrote:
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I've been sorting through a bunch of my gear and realising just how
> much I have packed away which I haven't used for ages - either because
> what I'm doing has changed, or I have superceded it, or even sometimes
> just because something that seemed like a good idea at the time
> actually wasn't for me...
>
> One day soon I will get around to taking formal pics and putting it
> all on ebay, but I thought I'd see if anyone here is interested first?
>
> Here's the deal:
>
> The gear is in Australia, some in Sydney and some in Coffs Harbour on
> the mid north coast. I go between the two every month so can easily
> get it to one or the other. I'm happy to ship anywhere at whatever it
> costs (which of course will va ry depending on what and where). Pick
> up in either area is good.
>
> All the gear is in good or excellent condition. I can take (dodgy)
> pics of anything if you want.
>
> If you're interested, have a look around and see what it currently
> goes for second hand, and make me an offer. I'm happy to take any
> vaguely reasonable offer (although not silly ones) as a) I can't
> really be bothered going through all the hassle of ebay; and b) I'm
> all for helping anyone that wants to experiment and progress in this
> field...
>
> If you want to email me directly rather than replying here, use p dot
> alecto at gmail dot com...
>
> So, what's there?
>
> So far:
>
> Shotguns:
>
> - Sennheiser ME66. Classic short shotgun, with a K6 powering module,
> Rycote handle, and Rycote softie. Probably have a XLR cable I can
> chuck in as well?
>
> - Sennheiser ME67. Classic long shotgun, with a K6 powering module. In
> a Rode Blimp, with handle, short cable, and dead wombat.
>
> These are almost classic mics for wildlife recording, renowned for
> ruggedness and reliability. They and another pair of the same, now
> gone, served me very well for quite a while; for targeted recordings I
> now use a Telinga dish, and an MKH416.
>
> Parabola:
>
> - Telinga Pro-4 PiP. Dish, Mic, handle, and roll up bag. Although
> caution - the dishes get a bit brittle with age and can split when
> rolled - this has happened to two of mine... :(  This means that I'm
> reluctant to ship this rolled up, would have to be shipped in a large
> box (or picked up, of course)
>
> The best way bar none to get really focussed recordings into a
> recorder with a 3.5mm mic input. I used it with a Roland Edirol R-09
> then R-05. Then I upgraded to a Telinga Universal with a Sennheiser
> omni into the SD 702. Which is definitely better but also a ton more
> expensive. <sigh>
>
> Stereo:
>
> - Rode NT-4. This is one of those things that seemed like a good idea,
> and apparently is for a lot of people - just didn't work for me.
> Excellent condition, in its case, with mic clip, windshield, dead
> kitten, dual XLR cable, and dual XLR to 3.5mm adaptor.
>
> - Pair of Sennheiser ME64's. Cardioids. With K6 power modules, mic
> clips, Sennheiser foam windshields, Rycote softies, and a stereo mount.
>
> These were my standard stereo pair for so undscapes, I used these in
> an ORTF array - until I upgraded to a pair of MKH8040's.
>
> - Sound Devices 702 recorder. Note: basic model, not a 702T. Still one
> of the great field recorders. Battery, charger, whatever else I can
> find. Few scuff marks (hey, it's been used in the field!) but overall
> excellent.
>
> - Sound Devices 302 mixer. Front end for the 702... Have short patch
> cables plus other stuff to go with it. If you want both the 702 and
> the 302 I could even throw in a Petrol mixer bag...
>
> There may be more as I continue sorting?
>
> Cheers...
>
> Tim
>
>
>
>









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sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.



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