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Permalink Reply by Trevor Long on May 3, 2010 at 8:24am

A quick check in to throw some pictures of the microphone up. Like stated previously it is a stage floor microphone. It does come with a six foot permanent cable on it (which you can plainly see in the below picture).

At here is a picture of the bottom for those that need it. It does have four little rubber pads in case you can't see them clearly in the picture.

I recently saw a show that had floor mics similar to this. I swear that they were bigger though. I like the size of the Bartlett model. I'll see if I can get some measurements of what I saw. In the meantime I took a couple of pictures to show scale. The first picture will make sense to a percentage of you, the second to the rest of you.

Actual dimensions: 5" long, 3" wide and about an inch at tallest point. Comes in black (shown) and white.

Permalink Reply by Bruce Bartlett on May 15, 2010 at 5:20am

The white model TM-125W has been discontinued.

Permalink Reply by Brad Berridge on May 3, 2010 at 6:02pm

I would like to see what the mini connector joint looks like on the inside. I would also like to see what the low end frequency response is on different surfaces-wood (hard and masonite), marley, linoleum, etc.
Thanks
B

Permalink Reply by Trevor Long on May 4, 2010 at 9:30am

Here you go Brad (if I didn't quite get a good angle for you let me know, photography isn't exactly my forte):

The studio that we'll have the easiest access to has a hardwood floor, maso is easy to come by, marley maybe, and linoleum we've got. I was also planning on doing industrial carpet like you would find in an office with and without pad.

Permalink Reply by Bruce Bartlett on May 15, 2010 at 5:23am

Hi Trevor,

Are you testing the mic in a studio or in a theater? It's designed for sound reinforcement use in theaters as an area mic for picking up actors. it's not a studio microphone.

If the mic is used on carpet, I'd recommend putting the mic on a foot-square piece of thin masonite so that high frequencies are not absorbed.

Permalink Reply by Bruce Bartlett on May 15, 2010 at 7:40am

This photo gives the impression that it's okay to remove the cover. That voids the warranty. A microphone is a precision instrument, assembled in a certain way, and if the cover is removed the microphone may no longer meet its specifications. Trevor, please return the disassembled unit to me and I will send you a new unit for testing.

It's kind of like taking a violin apart and reassembling it before playing it.You're not testing the factory-assembled product.

Thanks, Trevor!

Permalink Reply by Bruce Bartlett on May 15, 2010 at 5:41am

On the TM-125C, there is no mini connector. The cable is trapped by a strain relief. That is prevent accidental breakage of the mini XLR cable connector that plugs into the TM-125 or PCC-160.

Permalink Reply by Douglas Magnussen on May 4, 2010 at 7:45am

I would like the basics, price, and what makes it different/better/worse than the PCC 160. Could you guys test it against a PCC and tell us what you thought?

Thanks
Doug

Permalink Reply by Trevor Long on May 4, 2010 at 9:05am

The price I can answer right now: according to the packing slip the price per unit is $199.00.

Since we have two I'm contacting two different independent/freelance designers to try them out. I'll get back to you on the differences between this and the PCC 160. Is there any particular area of comparison you like to focus on?

Permalink Reply by Douglas Magnussen on May 7, 2010 at 10:18am

I am most concerned with boundry micing in live theater (non-musical). So I am interested in the pattern, and the sensitivity to footfall, I sometimes have to put the mics on a pit cover-Very boomy fun.

Thanks
Doug

Permalink Reply by Bruce Bartlett on May 15, 2010 at 5:37am

If you pick up somebody walking across the stage with the TM-125C, and lift the mic slightly off the stage for perfect isolation, the walking sound does not get any quieter (please verify this, Trevor). That shows that the mic is not sensitive to floor vibrations. It picks up the sound of walking as your ears do. If you see someone walking, you expect to hear them walking, too.

The microphone diaphragm is perpendicular to the floor, so floor vibrations do not make the diaphragm move in and out. I hope this makes sense.

Permalink Reply by Bruce Bartlett on May 15, 2010 at 5:42am

The polar pattern is supercardioid in the horizontal plane and half-supercardioid in the vertical plane.

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