Topic: in ear mics, any suggestions

[jkm78]

i have found these on line:

any suggestions or comments?

http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/category/110/mics

[nameloc01]

I'd get myself a set of Soundman in-ear mics, I have several friends that run these and they make great recordings.

[Belexes]

Never heard an in-ear recording that I enjoyed.  These tend to be low-end budget mics. YMMV.

[firmdragon]

probably an ok option.  but what if you want to wear ear plugs?

[rjp]

I have a set of SP-TFB-2 mics, and I've made some great recordings with them, BUT, I have to give a 3 dB boost to the left channel in post-processing. They consider 3 dB to be "well-matched" enough[1] - IMO, that's a bit lame, but it's not that huge a deal since I record in 24-bit mode. They can be a bit bass-heavy, so the bass rolloff that's baked into the LS-10's mic preamp isn't a bad thing with these mics.

Of course, when you're recording classical in a quiet venue, you have to keep real still and quiet - they'll even pick up the click your eardrum makes when you swallow or equalize air pressure...

[1] By comparison, I recently picked up a set of AKG Perception 170 mics, NOT sold as a matched pair, and I'd guesstimate that they're < 1dB apart.

[(Evan)]

they'll even pick up the click your eardrum makes when you swallow or equalize air pressure...

This was the main reason I returned my pair to Sound Professionals. Every time I would swallow, there would be a loud CLICK on the recording. Took my a while to realize where the click was coming from, but it was definitely from pressure in the ears.