On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 4:54 PM, <fons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 10:40:34PM +0100, Jonathan Gazeley wrote: > >> So, is anyone able to recommend good quality but inexpensive dynamic >> mics that can cope with the loud SPL of a pipe organ at ten feet, >> have a low background noise, and don't mind being at the end of a >> 20m XLR cable? > > Today 'cheap' general-purpose mics tend to be electrets - simple > electret capsules can be mass-produced much cheaper than dynamic > ones. Dynamic mics, at least good ones, tend to be specialised for > vocal use, while ribbons dominate the high-quality non-condenser > niche. I haven't tried one of these from LinearX, but the specs on this electret condenser look really nice (especially for someone looking for a measurement mic on a budget) http://www.linearx.com/products/microphones/m31/M31_3.htm _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
