I'm interested in assembling a measurement setup to serve dual purpose as a loudspeaker design tool and as a tool to optimally setup loudspeakers/subwoofers in rooms.
I have a Macbook Pro and plan on combining the Apogee Duet external firewire soundcard with Fuzzmeasure Pro acoustic software.
The last component of the measurement setup to be determined is the mic, of which there are several options.
Behringer ECM8000. Apparently Panasonic stopped producing the capsules for these microphones and they no longer include the previous output transformer. I haven't heard a lot of positive information over on gearslutz about these mics.
Earthworks M23/M30. Expensive ($500 for the M23), but nearly perfect omni mics.
Calibrated DIY? Would it be possible to DIY a mic that was equivalent to the M30 or even M50 for reasonable cost? Upon completion of the mic it would be calibrated of course. I know capsules are available, but are the bodies? Assuming bodies can be sourced, this begs the question ... which capsule to choose?
Has anybody completed a DIY mic kit? Was it worth it?
Thanks,
Thadman
I have a Macbook Pro and plan on combining the Apogee Duet external firewire soundcard with Fuzzmeasure Pro acoustic software.
The last component of the measurement setup to be determined is the mic, of which there are several options.
Behringer ECM8000. Apparently Panasonic stopped producing the capsules for these microphones and they no longer include the previous output transformer. I haven't heard a lot of positive information over on gearslutz about these mics.
Earthworks M23/M30. Expensive ($500 for the M23), but nearly perfect omni mics.
Calibrated DIY? Would it be possible to DIY a mic that was equivalent to the M30 or even M50 for reasonable cost? Upon completion of the mic it would be calibrated of course. I know capsules are available, but are the bodies? Assuming bodies can be sourced, this begs the question ... which capsule to choose?
Has anybody completed a DIY mic kit? Was it worth it?
Thanks,
Thadman
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