Hi everyone!
I opened a thread yesterday morning asking for some advice regarding battery boxes, because I'm going to start recording with a Sony MD that hasn't got a Mic input, but only a Line In entry.
You can read that topic here:
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=141250.0A few hours later, I spotted a second-hand mic that claims to have an incorporate battery-box so it doesn't need an exterior electric fed.
The mic is the
RadioShack (or Realistic, the old brand's name)
33-1065.
Here is the page with all the specifications and features:
http://support.radioshack.com/productinfo/DocumentResults.asp?sku_id=33-1065&Name=PA%20Microphones&Reuse=NI copy-paste some of its features:
Frequency Response: ....................................... 50 ~ 15,000 Hz
Impedance: ....................................................... 600 Ohm
Sensitivity: ...................................................... -72 dB
Directive: .............................................. Cardioid pattern
Operating voltage: .................................................. 1.5V
Size (WL): ................................... 3/4" x 5-2/3" (19 x 142 mm)
Plugs: - Equipped with two 1/8" (3.5 mm) mini-type plugs: Red (R) for
the right channel; Gray (L) for the left channel. The plugs fit
most portable cassette tape recorders. (See Adapters in
Faxback Doc. # 47729.)
So, I'd like to know if someone has used this in the past (it was discontinued in 1992 I think), or someone is still using it. If so, do you recommend it? I don't want to achieve a perfect sound, I just want to have some nice mementos of the shows I attend. I'm gonna record either with a Sony MD MZ-N510 or a Sony MD MZ-R500 (I might get a Sony ICD-P320 that's hanging around eBay for 25$...).
I've read this mics have been used by tapers all around the world to record loud live acts like Nightwish, Metallica, AC/DC, Pantera, etc etc so I think I won't be afraid of the recording suffering of distortion or clipping because of too high SPL's anymore
Thanks in advance for your feedback!