Re: [microsound] lav shootout

[Aaron Ximm <ghede@xxxxxxxx>]

> Aaron Ximm said:
> > On my to-do list, still, a shootout between my various sets:  WL183s,
> > DPA 1060s, Soundman OKMs, Sonic Studios DSM-6S/EHs, old radio shack
> > 33-3038s, a pair of entry level Core Sound binaurals I have with
> > electret capsules...
>
> be interesting to include the Reactive Sounds Auris mic which uses
> Panasonic WM-61 capsules...
> http://www.reactivesounds.com/am2.php

My Sonic Studios and I think the cheap Cores use this capsule too, I think
it's still the buy-100-in-bulk capsule of choice for a lot of DIY mic
builders, e.g. there people who have built "line array" mics with a string
of these capsules spaced significantly apart. With patience you can sift
through a few dozen and find capsules that "match" reasonably well.

It *is* flatter natively than the DPA caps which as you say intentionally
bump for speech intelligibility, in fact at one brief period Leonard from
Sonic Studios was trying to make a DSM model based on them but found that
the work it took to "flatten" them made the small gains (eg in noise
floor) weren't worth the trouble.  I like the DPAs since they easily do
*true* binaural, inside the ear canal, fwiw.

The achilles heel for all these mics btw is there relatively high noise
floor. The only option I know of that would be nearly as stealthy with a
significant bump up in quality would be to use Schoeps (or MBHOs maybe)
capsules with the "active cable" preamps that let you mount the caps
remote from the mic body; or the small DPAs -- both are larger diaphragm
than the micro capsules though which depending on your interest might be a
boon or a drawback. Personally haven't tried that, though I welcome the
chance when some manufacture wants to lend me some... :)

 best,
  aaron

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