"Miles Jackson" wrote:

A strange paradox, though: if you're in a noisy environment with a
loud source, you'll get less background noise if you use the consumer
level (+4 dbU will make a nearby computer sound like a helicopter!).


That's not a paradox, that's an indication that you don't have a handle
on the gain staging in your system.

Feed your recorder a signal at 10dBV, then feed it the same signal at
+4dBm. You'll get an increase in level of almost 12dB. Obviously
EVERYTHING will be louder, including the background noise.

--
"It CAN'T be too loud... some of the red lights aren't even on yet!"
- Lorin David Schultz
in the control room
making even bad news sound good

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