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Ok mg told me that if i could find a mic with less self noise and better spl..
« on: April 20, 2005, 07:13:58 AM »
capabilities than the m930 that they have just put out, i can have a pair free. somehow i dont think there is anything that touches it. but hell, if there is, itd be nice to have a free pair,!

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Re: Ok mg told me that if i could find a mic with less self noise and better spl..
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2005, 09:39:50 AM »
Match or beat?

M930: 7 dB-A noise, 142 max SPL
RODE NT2-A: 7 dB-A noise, 147 max SPL
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Re: Ok mg told me that if i could find a mic with less self noise and better spl..
« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2005, 09:47:10 AM »
i called them on that, they specified as is, straight up, no pads or anything.Thanks Matt+T

the rode has a variable pad selector.Thanks though, shit, im tryin!!they actually tested this mic i believe.

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Re: Ok mg told me that if i could find a mic with less self noise and better spl..
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2005, 09:49:38 AM »
The rode does have a pad selector, but I believe the 147 is with no pad. The pad is only a 10 dB pad and max SPL is 157 with the pad. However, they can only match the self-noise level of 7 dB-A, not beat it. There are mics with lower self-noise, but yet to see one that breaks the MG's max SPL.
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Re: Ok mg told me that if i could find a mic with less self noise and better spl..
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2005, 09:55:37 AM »
ahh i see!!thanks, beleve me, ima call em , and ask!+T bud.
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Re: Ok mg told me that if i could find a mic with less self noise and better spl..
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2005, 10:05:08 AM »
Senn mkh800?  I think it has 6 db noise, not sure of max spl.
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Re: Ok mg told me that if i could find a mic with less self noise and better spl..
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2005, 10:27:25 AM »
Sennheiser lists that at 10 dB-A. I don't see the max SPL on their site either, though. Still not beating the MG, so I won't dig deeper.

Ray, find out what nature and other quiet sound recordists use. That should help some, even if it's IDing a brand, you can always go through the company's website and get their basic specs.
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Re: Ok mg told me that if i could find a mic with less self noise and better spl..
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2005, 10:33:18 AM »
good idea, matt. Thanks a lot bud.
This is fun!+T in 12
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Re: Ok mg told me that if i could find a mic with less self noise and better spl
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2005, 12:43:00 PM »
i was going to say the Esoteric Audio Research, but it appears to have an Equivalent self noise of 11dB SPL.

still a better mic than the MGs, though... and a lot more expensive.
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Re: Ok mg told me that if i could find a mic with less self noise and better spl
« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2005, 12:55:40 PM »
Quote from: keepongoin' on April 20, 2005, 12:43:00 PM
i was going to say the Esoteric Audio Research, but it appears to have an Equivalent self noise of 11dB SPL.

still a better mic than the MGs, though... and a lot more expensive.

i havent heard them, but I know of all the mics here that are typically used, the mgs sounded the best to my ears ... . Seperate subject: Ive been looking all day to attempt to find in writing numbers that beat the ones that the mg m930 cardoid has listed in terms of spl threshold,  and self noise.I havent found any yet, but if anyone has suggestions, please help.
Ray
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Re: Ok mg told me that if i could find a mic with less self noise and better spl
« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2005, 12:58:32 PM »
check out this album for an example of how those mics sound:

Album Name: A Meeting By the River
Musicians: Ry Cooder & V.M. Bhatt
Recording Label: Water Lily Acoustics - 1993


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Re: Ok mg told me that if i could find a mic with less self noise and better spl..
« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2005, 01:01:01 PM »
will do bud. Thanks a bunch.

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Re: Ok mg told me that if i could find a mic with less self noise and better spl..
« Reply #12 on: April 20, 2005, 01:32:51 PM »
blah blah blah ray you bitch
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Re: Ok mg told me that if i could find a mic with less self noise and better spl..
« Reply #13 on: April 20, 2005, 02:07:58 PM »
always. ;) +T

I admit I gush over this hobby and over new stuff that i find. Music and anything music related turns me into a fucking dork. i admit it. its just nice after the past 3 years to be able to do this stuff. i get carried away from time to time, borderline neurotic.
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Re: Ok mg told me that if i could find a mic with less self noise and better spl..
« Reply #14 on: April 20, 2005, 05:02:03 PM »
ray, before i sunk the ching into buying something i never ran, id test them out first YMMV
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