THE PRICE AND PERFORMANCE OF A FEW OF THE BEST LOCATION/OUTDOOR/FIELD RECORDING MICROPHONES OF THE WORLD

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NAME OF MIC	TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY			PRICE	REMARKS
SHURE SM 89[1]	-27 TO 57º C & 0 TO 95%			$714.95[2]	Produces better quality sound than its corresponding price.
SENNHEISER MKH 60[3]	Good for any season in India			$1500.00[4]
SENNHEISER MKH 416[5]	Good for any season in India			$1000 TO 1275[6]	Widely used across India.
SENNHEISER ME 66[7]	Good for any season in India.			$465 TO 565 [8]	Price includes K6 power module that needs to be attached with the capsule head. K6P powering module will cost another 10$ more. Best to be used as a beginner’s mic.
NEUMANN KMR 81i	Good for any season in India.			$1600 TO 1900.[9]	The top cover is a bit softer and needs a bit of handling with care. (Height:226mm)[10]
NEUMANN KMR 82i	Good for any seasons in India.			$1900 TO 2100	A bit longer than KMR 81 (395mm)[11] and it catches the high frequency sound more accurately as compared to KMR 81.
SANKEN  CS 1[12]			$795.00[13]		Probably the shortest professional short shotgun microphone (181.5mm), to be used with camcorder and in the small location where movement is very much restricted and ceiling is low.
SANKEN  CS 3e[14]			$1350.00		27cm in length, like MKH 416. Three capsule microphone.
SANKEN CMS 10[15]			$2290.00[16]		Mono/Stereo switchable microphones.

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[1] http://www.shure.com/ProAudio/Products/WiredMicrophones/us_pro_SM89_content (27/01/2010, 13:40)

[2] http://www.nextag.com/shure-microphone-sm-89/shop-html?nxtg=68a30a1c0529-E24AA2AFB14B44FF (27/01/2010, 13:57)

[3] http://www.sennheiserindia.com/india/home_en.nsf/root/professional_wired-microphones_broadcast-eng-film_003148?Open&row=1 (27/01/2010, 14:03)

[4] http://www.shopping.com/xPO-Sennheiser-MKH-60-P48-Super-Cardioid-Short-Shotgun-Condenser-Microphone-MKH60P48  (27/01/2010, 14:10)

[5] http://www.sennheiserindia.com/india/home_en.nsf/root/professional_wired-microphones_broadcast-eng-film_001511 (27/01/2010, 17:28)

[6] http://www.dvinfo.net/articles/audio/tanaka2.php (27/01/2010, 14:24)

[7] http://www.sennheiserindia.com/india/home_en.nsf/root/professional_wired-microphones_camera-mics_k6-series_003284 (27/01/2010, 17:31)

[8] http://www.dvinfo.net/articles/audio/tanaka2.php (27/01/2010, 15:23)

[9] http://www.coffeysound.com/Neumann-KMR-81-I-Shotgun-Microphone.html (27/01/2010, 15:40)

[10] http://www.neumann.com/?lang=en&id=current_microphones&cid=kmr81i_data# (27/01/2010, 15:53)

[11] http://neumann.com/index.php?lang=en&id=current_microphones&cid=kmr82i_data (27/01/2010, 15:59)

[12] http://www.sanken-mic.com/en/product/product.cfm/8.1001400 (27/01/2010, 16:36)

[13] http://www.trewaudio.com/sanken_cs1.htm (27/01/2010,16:41)

[14] http://www.sanken-mic.com/en/product/product.cfm/8.1001500 (27/01/2010, 16:56)

[15] http://www.sanken-mic.com/en/product/product.cfm/8.1001300 (27/01/2010, 17:14)

[16] http://www.thebroadcastshop.com/sales/detail.asp?partno=SAN-CMS10 (27/01/2010, 17:17)