On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 19:08:25 +1000, "Hughy" <antispam@spamkiller.net> wrote:

>Hi David,

>

>The MKE300 documentation states the minimum terminating Z (ie impedance) is

>"minimum 2.7K" and that its nominal internal Z is 200 ohms. Sonys user

>manual indicates the VX2000 has a nominal input impedance of 6.8K.

Thanks for the info.

>I was really wondering if anybody had experienced any RFI pickup type

>problems after adding a pad. I'd be surprised if this happened, as these

>impedances are still relatively low, but there's no substitute for asking

>what others have encountered. I'd have preferred the pad to be within the

>VX2000 itself, but have no intention of trying to implement that ...

I have had no problems with RFI, but we have no TV

broadcasting here (I use two 680-1k ohm resistors and

a 100MFD cap in my pad...).

>Some time back I briefly tried the VX2K manual level control, and like many

>others found it hissed like hell. Being aware of the issues, I promised

>myself to do a full test, to eliminate any factor introduced by the headset

>amp. Like so many other things, it's still on the "to do one day when

>there's time" list. In the meantime, I rely solely on the (very good)

>microphone AGC.

It is surprisingly like "good manual control" in its effect.

With the non-existent "overhead" in digital, unless the

source sound levels are under control, I get better results

with the AGC, modifying the results as needed in post.

This sure beats trying to fix clipping. The headphone amp

is both noisy and HF-peaked, and it is not representative

of what is on the track of the VX2000. BTW, for manual

LC use with the MKE-300, I would remove the pad for best

S/N...

>Only time this has let me down is through distortion with

>very high ambient sound levels(eg. when I'm shooting right next to the organ

>pipes)!

The input maximum on this camera is too low for

very high sound levels without a pad, and with

relatively high-output mics like the 300, the

AGC "crushes" the peaks rather noticeably - you

should find the dynamics better with this mic

when using a pad with the AGC... (BTW, I don't

have a mic that won't distort when next to the

big bells in Cornell's bell tower - but, then,

my ears are in full "AGC-limiting" there, too...;-)

>I also use a lav with a Sony MiniDisk in the grooms pocket for vows

>etc. (unbeatable, in my view).

>Regards,

>Hughy.

I've pretty much decided to switch from wireless

to MiniDisk this year - wireless has had too

many problems with RFI here in the last couple

of years (EVERYONE walks around with a cel phone

stuck to their ear...! ;-).