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What Cheap Microphone Shall I get for a Sony Minidisc?

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How about this mic?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-ECM-Z60-Table...5460&sr=1-8

There's a couple of very cheap ones in the Marketplace.

Presumably Sony ECM MS907 and others are better, but not such a good price.

If you haven't done so and can face skipping through my other recent post re MD player/recorder, you'll get an idea of my needs.

Many thanks.

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There's so much to learn and it's really kind of you to take the trouble - sorry it has to be such simple stuff. :wacko:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=260311185391

This is what I shall go for then, (unless you say I shouldn't) but it's obviously a fake as it's soooo cheap.

I haven't got a player yet and will buy that first though.

Or shall I get this one? The seller doesn't know the model number and doesn't know anything about it.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=120355849784

Many thanks for taking the trouble to help. :wub:

Cheers

IV

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Definitely want a hand-held.

Thank you for teaching me about the various differences.

I can get a Sony ECM-MS907 for £46.30 at Amazon, which is a good price. There's also a 2nd hand one coming up on ebay for £36 but maybe new is worth an extra £10.

Meanwhile I'd like opinions on some cheaper options if anyone can be bothered, please:

I can't see if these are stereo. And don't know if they're suitable. Should I just get the sony even though it's better than he needs? What do you reckon please?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aiwa-Microphone_W0QQ...229111001r36812

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/High-Performance-Hit...A1%7C240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...hlink:middle:uk

This is a vintage mic - is it like washing machines where new ones aren't as good? or more likely, like mobile phones, where technology has improved.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ross-RE-342-stereo-m...A1%7C240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STEREO-CONDENSER-MIC...A1%7C240%3A1318

This one might be really good?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SENNHEISER-E825-S-CA...A1%7C240%3A1318

Sorry there are so many - I'll stop now and keep my fingers crossed that someone takes pity and helps me out....if only to confirm that I should just stick with the Sony Emc ms907, which is the safest option I reckon.

Many thanks

Happy new year

IV

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Lots of choices for you. Too many. Let's narrow them down.

That little black Sony mic is the FAKE-1 model. Sony doesn't make anything like it--or if it did, it was with some long-ago cassette recorder. I actually have one from eBay, just to have something always in my computer bag, and it's not bad for speech but by no means hi-fi.

The second-hand ECM-MS907 is probably fine, if the seller looks trustworthy--good feedback, in-focus photo, return policy if Dead On Arrival, etc.

Of the others, rule out Dynamic mics. They're for singers/speakers onstage plugged into a PA system. You want Condenser or Electret Condenser mics with the minidisc. (You could do your eBay search for stereo mic* -dynamic)

The all-caps STEREO-CONDENSER-MIC might work for you. It's probably optimized for speech rather than music. I say that because its frequency response is 100-12,000 Hz. Your ears (and minidisc) are 20-20,000 Hz, extending lower and higher. The lowest key on a piano is 27.5 Hz. It's probably not crucial for your son's use, but it won't sound as quite as crisp at the top end as the Sony, which goes up to 15,000 Hz.

The Aiwa is mono, the Hitachi is dynamic, the plug on the NDM looks bizarre (and DM means it's probably a Dynamic Mic), Ross is Dynamic, Sennheiser is Dynamic (and you're right, that's a well-known brand). Those are for singers on a stage who need the mic to pick up their voice up close but not all the racket around them.

Handheld mics will pick up noise if the hand slides around while handling them. That doesn't matter for a rock singer in a loud concert, but could be annoying in a recording. That's why people put microphones on stands or tabletops or lapels, where they won't move or get brushed.

As I mentioned somewhere else, why not spend a few bob on the (probably counterfeit) DS70P and see how that works? You could always move up to the ECMMS907, which is a pretty serious mic.

As Guitarfxr said, look at the plug if you can see it in the photos. It should look just like your headphone plug, with two rings around it for stereo. The Aiwa plug is a good photo of one ring--mono. That's also a big plug, to go into a stage amp, not the 3.5mm miniplug for the minidisc.

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Sorry you have to keep repeating yourself but I am getting the message and really appreciate your patience and kindness .

Such good advice; I'm totally convinced, will stop agonising and shall get this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=260311185391

It has a free lead which gives him the option of using the lead or plugging into the MD recorder...I think.

Thanks very much and a happy new year.

Cheers

IV

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Looks good. Be sure to always use the lead rather than plugging directly into the Mic jack.

There are two reasons.

One is the noise of the motor, which will be picked up by the mic if it's right next to the unit.

The other is that the jack itself is part of a small piece of equipment, and the weight of that whole mic--as opposed to the weight of just a plug--will put a physical strain on the jack itself, and could eventually wear it out.

Let us know how it sounds. If it works decently, it's quite a bargain.

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Thanks for the advice again A440.

I fear I'm pushing my luck with your patience, but this presumably is exactly the same ...but a few pennies less; I might as well get the cheapest (?)...(and I might even try putting in an offer if I can be bothered)....unless you can spot a difference.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=280287387918

many thanks as ever.

IV

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