Hello, As usual, I got the number wrong. It's what you found: m e 51 s. Joe G. On Sat, 10 May 2008 07:05:30 -0500, Kathy Szinnyey wrote: >Hi, Joe! Well, I'm here on a Saturday morning thinking about stereo >mikes >again. Just curious if you ran those tests you mentioned. Of course >it's >been awhile since we were talking about this, so I'm guessing life has >moved >on! Smile. > >Anyway, looks like this m e s 2 doesn't exist or maybe I've just not >found >it. I've found a bunch of m e 51 s mikes through Amazon. > >Not trying to get to neurotic about all this, but just want to get the >right mikes that will actually work with the Braille Plus. > >Thank you guys and gals for all your help. > >Peace, >Kathy > > > >Listen to Kathy and Fred on the Web at > >http://www.live365.com/stations/cityslackers/ > >http://www.fredkate.libsyn.com > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Joe Giovanelli" <joegio1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 8:27 AM >Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: External stereo microphone discovery > > >Hi, Kathy, > >I'm sure that Richard will also respond to your note. > >Yes, the Braille Plus has an excellent stereo recorder. When set to it >maximum or >highest quality music setting, the recording quality rivals that of any >c d. > >The Olympus mikes work with our units because they take advantage of >the >"phantom" power >employed in our units. There's about 3 volts of such power, not a >common >standard. I have not >found any mikes which use 3 volts except those from Olympus. I think >the >model >number of wha! is or perhaps was their best mike is m e s 2. I might >be >wrong there. >These must be bought directly from Olympus and not from dealers. > >Other mikes, even those which do not use "phantom" power, can be used, >but >Olympus mikes can >be directly plugged into the mike jack. This is not true for most >mikes. > >I'm about to run some simple tests to show me just how well these mikes >reproduce music. > >If there's enough interest, either Richard kr I will let you know the >results. > >Lots could be written about this subject, including considerationst to >watch >for when connecting >devices to the mike jaack. > >Joe G. > >On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:47:16 -0500, Kathy Szinnyey wrote: > > >>Hi, Richard. I do not have any of the Olympus products, but would you >>happen to know what brand/model your nicrophone is? Do the recordings >>actually come out in stereo? I didn't think you could do stereo >>recordings >>like that on the Braille Plus, but I'd like to be wrong! Smile. >> >>Thanks! >> >>Kathy >> >> >> >>Listen to Kathy and Fred on the Web at >> >>http://www.live365.com/stations/cityslackers/ >> >>http://www.fredkate.libsyn.com >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Richard Turner" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 12:38 PM >>Subject: [icon-discuss] External stereo microphone discovery >> >> >>| If any of you have the Olympus DS-30,40 or 50; the stereo microphone >>from >>| the Olympus works fantastically well on the Braille Plus. >>| >>| I've recorded several live events and put the level control on >>automatic. >>| I set the quality on the highest music level. >>| I cannot believe the quality of the results. >>| >>| Richard >>| >>| >>| Icon Discuss Mailing List >>| icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>| //www.freelists.org/list/icon-discuss >>| >>| To unsubscribe from the list send a blank message with unsubscribe in >>the >>subject line to: >>| >>| icon-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>| >>| To post to this list, send your message to: >>| >>| icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>| >>| >>| For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and >>Braille >>+, Visit >>| the LevelStar and APH FAQ pages: >>| Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at >>| http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php >>| Visit the APH FAQ page at >>| http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.html >>| >>| >>| -- >>| No virus found in this incoming message. >>| Checked by AVG. >>| Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.5/1398 - Release Date: >>4/25/2008 >>2:31 PM >>| >>| >>Icon Discuss Mailing List >>icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>//www.freelists.org/list/icon-discuss >> >>To unsubscribe from the list send a blank message with unsubscribe in >>the subject line to: >> >>icon-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >>To post to this list, send your message to: >> >>icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >>For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and >>Braille +, Visit >>the LevelStar and APH FAQ pages: >>Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at >>http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php >>Visit the APH FAQ page at >>http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.html > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.5/1400 - Release Date: >4/27/2008 >9:39 AM > >Icon Discuss Mailing List >icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >//www.freelists.org/list/icon-discuss > >To unsubscribe from the list send a blank message with unsubscribe in >the subject line to: > >icon-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To post to this list, send your message to: > >icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and >Braille +, Visit >the LevelStar and APH FAQ pages: >Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at >http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php >Visit the APH FAQ page at >http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.html