On Sun, 9 Sep 2007 23:43:23 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Sun, 9 Sep 2007 23:13:53 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


Laptop speakers???

I would have thought this comparison represents the ultimate *extreme*
between two different pairs of mics on a price basis, if nothing
else -
well worth a pair of headphones, if not burning to disk and playing
over
your hifi system!!

(Hint: A price differential of possibly 100:1 !!??)

OK, just plugged the laptop into the hi fi. On number two, the whole
thing has a tilted feel towards the top end. The bass is much lighter,
and the top is much brighter. I prefer number 1.

So did I pick the 100 or the 1?


Actually, I got that wrong - the price differential is more like 10:1
but it's still significant!

OK, you are choosing the expensive mics - as you have probably gathered,
they ain't mine! (I don't have that many musicians here!! :-)

And now the cat's out of the bag, the 'owner' may come forward with more
information, but what I think is interesting is that I think the second
clip sounds quite good in its own right and it seems to me that if you
play the second clip first it can actually make the first clip sound a
bit 'boomy' by comparison!

(It seems I like a brighter sound - I wonder if it's my hearing???)


It is more than likely that you are losing a bit of top end. We never
did manage to do that test a while ago cos you only had a laptop for a
source, and they just put out odd frequencies all over the place.

Any road up, what were those mics?

d

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