"Eeysore the ****ing LIAR"
Jim Lesurf wrote:

I'd be interested in seeing data on the noise performance of studio mics
and preamps, etc.

Neumann TLM103. Equivalent noise floor of 7dBA

** The CCIR "equivalent noise level " figure is 17.5 dB.

http://www.neumann.com/?lang=en&id=c...id=tlm103_data


** However - the s/n ratio quoted is mere ** 76.5 dB ** CCIR relative to a
SPL of 94 dB.

94 dB SPL is about the max level of a singing voice at 50 cm and is rather
more than the level from an acoustic guitar at that same distance.




....... Phil