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A lot of useful information there thanks! I took a look at the microsound microphones as suggested and foudn this one MicroSound T-Mic It would cost ~£20 and here are the specs given on the description (waiting for an answer on the exact capsules used): frequency response 20 to 20,000 Hz -44 dB +/- 5 dB sensitivity sound to noise ratio > 58 dB Is this worth the extra £4 over the 1st one posted? I'm looking at these T designs as I only need a single point stereo source really as i will be using the mic with my Sharp MT-190 to close-mic sounds (such as house-hold items) which I will then use to make sound FX for games and also as sound material for ElectroAcoustic compositions. At the moment I'm using a Yoga Em-278: Frequency Response: 100Hz~16KHz Sensitivity: -68 dB 3 dB at 1KHz (0dB=1V/£gbar) So as long as I can notice a performance increase over this then I'll be happy until I can find time to build my own! thanks

Hi there, Just found a supplier for the Panasonic WM-61A capsules on Ebay UK for anyone building these mics in the UK (a lot cheaper than Rapid Electronics). Ebay Link 10 x Wm-61A for £18.99 Ebay Link 5 x WM-61A for £9.95

Thanks for the quick and informative reply. I need a quick fix for some Electroacoustic work I'm doing so I'll probably buy one of these and couple it with the extension cable as you recommend. I'm also building my own as per GreenMachines instructions but can't see me getting it finished anytime soon so this'll do nicely in the meantime! Once this arrives I'll post up samples/review.

I was wondering if anyone has used one of these stereo elctret mics which are on Ebay all the time: Ebay Link the specs are as follows: Response: Stereo, Omni-directional Connection: 3.5mm Miniature Stereo jack plug Frequency response: 20Hz to 20kHz Sensitivity: –60dB ±3dB (0dB = 1V/µbar at 1kHz) Vcc = 4·5V, Rl = 1k Ohms) . . very sensitive! Impedance: 1k Ohms maximum S/N ratio: >58dB Sound pressure level: 120dB maximum Power supply: 1·5V to 10Vdc Recommended voltage: 4·5V (optimum performance) Current drain: 1.0mA I was wondering how these compare to GreenMachines Mics or those made with his plans (couldn't fins much detailed specs on them)? cheers

I managed to buy a Sharp 190 for £10 off Ebay! hopefully I'll notice a difference in recording quality! I read somewhere that the 190 has a 24-bit DAC, just out of interest does anyone know what the Sony R909 DAC is?

Thanks for your advice greenmachine but I don't really have the money to buy anything too recent like the Hi-MD recorders I was hoping to catch a non-Hi Sharp recorder on Ebay.

Hi there, I currently own a Sony MZ-N1 & a R909 MD recorder, however I have heard that the newer Sharp models have much better preamps and DACs, can anyone confirm this? Also which particular Sharp models (I was looking at maybe one of the NetMDs) would you record over the 2 I own for recording SFX (mostly low level recordings)? thanks