firedog;614162 Wrote: > Michael > There are some other brands with calibration files, not outrageous > amounts of money (but more than the behringer) > > Audiolense sells a kit with mic, calibration file and mic amp on their > site for 160 Euro, if my memory is good. > > LinearX has great mics with very good individual calibration files (if > you tell them the format you need for the file, they'll make it for you > in that format); if you get one of their less expensive ones it's about > $175. You are pretty much guaranteed flat response. > > Dayton audio makes an inexpensive measurement mic with calibration file > - available for about $50. For room measurement (freq response)purposes > I bet it is fine. > http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=390-801 They > also sell the Behringer, so you could ask them how they compare. BTW, > there is company selling the Behringer with calibration files: > http://www.cross-spectrum.com/measurement/calibrated_behringer.html > > I would think in general the individual calibration file is very > important in this application
The key thing is that the Earthworks is +1/-3 dB between 9-23kHz out of the box. Not sure about the others, but my TACT had some +/-10dB errors at the high end... I think for most purposes the LinearX mics are fine. I just thought I'd treat myself :-) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF x-dacv3/x-10/x-psu(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - full Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Belden Digital,Kimber 8TC Speaker & Chord Signature Plus Interconnect cables Stax4070+SRM7/II phones Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77084 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
