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James Boyk
 
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Default Small vs. large diaphragm condenser mikes for recording grandpiano at home

Bob Cain wrote:
Go for it. Can you give it 20 dB of variable gain and about
-140 dBu EIN?



Yes, that would be wonderful, but it just a teensy bit unlikely, as--under most
assumptions about b/width and impedance--it's way below the Johnson noise. Or is
this XLR-shell preamp in liquid nitrogen?


James Boyk