wrote:

If price is an issue, our CS Binaural mics ($230 to $260 per matched
pair) are a good second to the DPAs.

Thanks for the suggestions.

But, are you saying that your CSB are better than Sennheiser MKE2, etc? I
find that hard to believe. They're (modified) Panasonic capsules, right? If
that is the case, wouldn't they have more self noise? But I would love to be
proved wrong with some side-by-side comparisons.

The CSBs have slightly more noise while the DPAs have slightly less
noise.

There are other considerations for binaural recording. The MKE2's have
a 6 dB peak at 12 KHz. The CSBs are dead flat as are our HEBs using the
DPA capsules.

Unfortunately I don't have access to most of these mics. So far I've
only heard Panasonic WM-60, WM-61A, and AT853 (omni, card, and hyper), and
AT831 (card). AT853 sound fine, but they're a bit too big to get in my ears
.

The AT853 is a cardioid (maybe you're thinking of the AT933?), and
that's the last thing you want for binaural recording. Besides the
increased handling and wind noise, a cardioid polar pattern won't give
you a realistic binaural recording. Try it and see.

--
Len Moskowitz PDAudio, Binaural Mics, Cables, DPA, M-Audio
Core Sound http://www.stealthmicrophones.com
Teaneck, New Jersey USA http://www.core-sound.com
Tel: 201-801-0812, FAX: 201-801-0912