Subject: Re: looking for recommendation for in-ear microphones From: Antonio Miller <antonio.miller@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 12:00:23 -0400 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>There is a B&K alternative that uses the same mic capsules, but could save you two or three thousand dollars. Len Moskowitz has been selling them for over 20 years. http://www.core-sound.com/mics/1.php -Tony -- Tony Miller | Motorola Solutions | Acoustic Technology Center On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 6:16 PM, Eric Benjamin <ebenj@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Michael, > > My best binaural recordings have been made using the Bruel & Kjaer 4101 binaural > microphone set. > > http://www.bksv.com/products/transducersconditioning/acoustictransducers/binauralheadsets.aspx > > > These are essentially a stethoscope-like framework that places two DPA 4060 > miniature microphones at the entrance to user's ear canals. > > > This product has two downsides, however. The first is that it's expensive, and > the second is that it is fiendishly uncomfortable. The fact that B&K supply a > diffuse-field frequency response calibration for the system is a big plus. > > Feel free to contact me off the list if you would like a more detailed > accounting of my experiences with that device. > > Eric Benjamin