On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:55:13 -0500, "Arny Krueger"
wrote:

Well, we both know that with its max SPL rating of something like 137 dB,
the diaphragm mostly never does that.

However, its 13.7 dBu maximum undistorted output might just clip some lesser
line inputs! ;-)


With self-powered mics I frequently use them straight on the line-in
sockets; I've made a few adaptors just for that job. Never been
anywhere loud enough to overload them though - not sure I'd
particularly want to either.

But there's plenty of things you can record into line-in with about
20dB of headroom left. That makes for a perfectly acceptable recording
in my books.

d

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