Took my SP-CMC-2's out in the 'field' for the first time last Tuesday... taped Yngwie Malmsteen at a small venue (which was suprisingly crowded! All the shred-heads came out to see the Maestro!)
Anyway... just wanted to say that I am not at all disappointed in my decision to purchase the CMC-2's... I ran them into a battery box, bass-rolloff set to 95Hz, and then line-in to my Archos Gmini 120 and got a great recording. Mics were hidden in the hatband of a baseball cap, positioned roughly at my temples and aimed towards the stage.
Chris Color and Schwillster... I had to go lookup ORTF and DIN... hehehe... I guess I'll have to give them a try with another hat. Was going to create a 'croakie' style mount on some glasses to be able to wear the mics in... but you think an ORTF or DIN orientation of the mics would produce even better results?
I screwed up and lost the opening set by George Lynch... pure idiot user error not being familiar enough with my new equipment. I did capture the full set from Yngwie... almost 2.5 hours of neoclassical noodling and it was an absolute joy not having to worry about tape-flips. All in all I must have had the recorder running for 3.5 hours... and I still had battery juice when I left.
I think these CMC-2's are going to keep me happy for a while.... and as long as the Gmini doesn't freak out on me (as some have reported) it will be great. It's small and easy to operate.
Thanks again for all the advice.