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is the sennheiser 300MKE is a good/bad mic?

 
 


X-obin
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Mar 3, 2001, 12:04 AM

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I need a cheap but good shotgun for DOC recording to my vx2000, (I know it has a GREAT PICTURE) I hear that the sennheiser 300 is good...can someone suppor this in any way? I know it is not to high in price, am I gona spend my $169 in a good way? I can't find anything online that says it is good/bad...thanks for help
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Mar 3, 2001, 7:56 AM

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: I need a cheap but good shotgun for DOC recording to my vx2000, (I know it has a GREAT PICTURE) I hear that the sennheiser 300 is good...can someone suppor this in any way? I know it is not to high in price, am I gona spend my $169 in a good way? I can't find anything online that says it is good/bad...thanks for help
: -Obin
I use one either by itself or with another wired or wireless mic all the time...never use the obm. Without a pro (expensive) mic to compare with it is difficult to judge, but I highly suspect that it is the best mic for less than $200 and probably much better than most of the "Pros" would like to admit. With good headphones it is sometimes disconcerting and disorienting to hear distant sounds that are not apparent with the headphones off, but the tape verifies.


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Mar 14, 2001, 9:56 PM

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The Sennheiser MKE300 is OK. It is a definite "improvement" over any digital handicam's on-board mic (these are designed to pickup sound in a wide variety of situations), and it is basically the best for the price range. If you're looking for something a bit nicer, try the Sennheiser K6 preamp with ME64 capsule, or ME66 capsule (longer shotgun). ME64 is a great sounding mic with a good pickup pattern that allows off-camera voices to still sound natural. The K6 preamp is self-powered with a AA battery, and a built-in bass roll-off (low cut) switch. The ME66 capsule on the K6 is a longer shotgun, and can be difficult to camera-mount due to its longer barrel, but may be better for rejection of extraneous environment noise, and more accurate dialogue recording. A good solution is buy one K6 preamp, and both ME64 and ME66 capsules for a bit of variety.
Both these Sennheiser's are probably triple the price of the MKE300, though.
I'm in Australia, so the prices here are much higher, but try Location Sound Corp in the States for prices.