E/V RE10 vs RE15
On 06/06/2020 17:09, Roy W. Rising wrote:
Lou Burroughs told me it comes down to Quality Control. Successor to the famous 666, the RE15 capsule passes the most stringent QC. The RE10s have the same capsules with lesser tollerances. The '15 screen is 'squared off', the '10's screen is rounded. The RE16 uses the '15 element and adds a large blast screen/foam. The RE11 is the eqivalent for the '10. Many folks consider the RE15 to be their "Desert Island" choice. I used to mic entire TV Orchestras with RE15s. And ... The RE15 has foam only inside the screen, and a silk layer to keep deteriorating foam from contaminating the diaphragm.
If they use the same system as component makers used to use, then all
the ones that pass the strict test got to the RE15 line then the ones
that pass the next step are RE 10's and so on down the line.
They used to make resistors and capacitors, then select on test so it
was guaranteed that a 5% resistor was never less than 1% out, and a 10%
resistor was never less than 5% out.
Same for capacitors and other components.
"If you notice the sound, it's wrong!"
Very true...
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Tciao for Now!
John.
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