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Im trying to structurize all binaural mics and select what to buy.Here is the list. Sensitivity - near to 0 betterSignal to noise ratio - bigger better
Quote from: Dave_Scream on July 07, 2013, 02:50:02 PMIm trying to structurize all binaural mics and select what to buy.Here is the list. Sensitivity - near to 0 betterSignal to noise ratio - bigger betterIt's nice that you're trying to help, but it's not as simple as you've made it out to be.For most of the lower cost products, the "specs" you're quoting are figments of someone's imagination. Any spec without a tolerance on it is not a spec, but rather a marketing tool (like a frequency response of 20-40,000 Hz). And even if it has a tolerance, that doesn't guarantee it isn't a total fabrication.The sensitivity you want depends on what you're recording - higher is not necessarily better. If you're recording loud rock concerts you probably don't want a very sensitive set of mics - they'll just overload your mic pre-amps. And if you're recording nature sounds, while higher is good, at the same time you'd better look at the noise specification (if you can trust it), because with a miniature microphone, self-noise could easily swamp the sound you're trying to record.For many folks, in-ear microphones are the wrong binaural solution because you'd have to listen to those over in-ear 'phones or you'll get twice the frequency response distortion effects of the ear canal. If you usuallu listen with on-ear 'phones and sometimes speakers, then you're much better off with near-ear binaural microphones, rather than in-ear. Note that our High End Binaurals can be used as both near-ear or in-ear binaural microphones.And, finally, you have almost all of the specs wrong for our products . For S/N you're off more than 40 dB. For sensitivity you're similarly off. Please check our Web page for the real numbers.