Hmm, not what I've found: I mean, really not what I've found. Sorry to disagree, but I've tried a number of systems and have found that the low-cost recorders that I've used, un-modded, have had unacceptable noise levels when cranked up.
Regards, John On 5 Nov 2013, at 21:45, Fons Adriaensen <f...@linuxaudio.org> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 05, 2013 at 03:16:42PM +0000, John Leonard wrote: > >> It's not so much the microphone, but what you connect it to: >> because of the relatively low sensitivity, you really need >> a low-noise pre-amp. > > Using the specs provided by Core Sound: > > Self noise: 19 dB(A) > Sensitiviy: 7 mv/Pa > > a preamp with an EIN of -116 dBm(A) would produce as much > noise as the mic. My cheap Edirol UA5 has an EIN of around > -120 dBm(A), low-noise mic preamps are around 10 dB better. > > Which means it's unlikely that the preamp will be the limiting > factor, it will be either the mic or the ambient noise. > > Ciao, > > -- > FA > > A world of exhaustive, reliable metadata would be an utopia. > It's also a pipe-dream, founded on self-delusion, nerd hubris > and hysterically inflated market opportunities. (Cory Doctorow) > > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > Sursound@music.vt.edu > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
