Rode NTG-3 Sennheiser MKH 416 comparison

[Will Salley]

Thanks Ty, nice review. Did I hear a slight boost around 2.5k on the Rode? I can’t believe how little self-noise the Rode exhibits.

How’s that 788 working?

Will Salley

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[Ty Ford]

Will,

I hear the EQ difference as less “chest” in the Rode. That’s similar to a boost somewhere else higher in the frequency response, but not quite the same. I think it makes the 416 sound a little smoother.

Yes, selfnoise are very similar and very low. Some of that may be the exquisitely low noise of the 788T.

788T is working nicely. I need to do the firmeware upgrade and have asked that they trip the input peaks AT 0dBFS rather than at an unspecified number of dB below 0dBFS. I only want to see red when I’m actually in troble. The output LEDs are programmable, but the inputs aren’t, yet.

Regards,

Ty Ford

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[Steve Wargo]

Doesn’t the 788 have that obnoxious red screen in record? Or am I thinking of something else?

Steve Wargo
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