You might be surprised by the 908C...
There is a rather good-sounding Audio
Technica AT-822(?) stereo mic, a bit long
to mount on a camcorder, but it can be done.
From there, the sky's the limit (in price...;-).
(BTW, you may want to hit the "enter" key sooner,
since not all of us have 21" monitors...;-)

On Thu, 12 Jul 2001 10:36:25 -0400, Bill Van Dyk wrote:

>Thanks for the useful information, David.
>
>I did pull the mono track off the video and did some processing with AudioForge (including converting
into stereo) and that
>improved the sound somewhat, but, as you observed, the bass just isn't there in the raw track.
>
>You recommend the Sony 908C as a "cheaper" stereo solution. Money aside, do you have a
recommendation for something a bit
>more audiophile friendly?

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>> You can also use a more "musical" (and stereo) mic on the
>> VX-2000 for good sound at concerts. The MKE-300 has no
>> low bass, a peak around 150cycles, a somewhat "saddle-back"
>> response above that, with a hefty high end peak - and that
>> is on-axis (things get worse off-axis). For cheaps, try a
>> Sony 908C mic (120 degree setting) for music with the
>> VX-2000. If you use the AGC, make a moderate mic pad to....
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