Ontariosound Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I was using one of my 8060's for sit down interviews for a few weeks. Decided to put up an 8050 just for the heck of it one day and was shocked by how much quieter it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Thomas Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I was using one of my 8060's for sit down interviews for a few weeks. Decided to put up an 8050 just for the heck of it one day and was shocked by how much quieter it was. The noise level for the 8060 is slightly higher than the 8050 (doesn't help that Sennheiser have used different scales/weightings in their specs: EIN CCIR weighting is 23dB vs 22dB). It's a lot more sensitive, though 63mV/Pa vs 20mV/Pa. I usually have to turn my gain down a bit when using the 8060, when going from another mic. Might be worth getting it checked out, I find in most situations the 8060's a bit quieter than most of my other mics due to the higher sensitivity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan chiles Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Yeah I did a comparison with a 416 plugged into another channel and adjusted the input gains according to the levels I was getting out of the mics from the same source (my voice) STILL found MY 8060 to have a higher and more audible noise floor than the 416 and Sennheiser Germany have now sent me a new mic which is on its way to me.. hoping the new one will be as solid as my 416! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afewmoreyears Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Yeah I did a comparison with a 416 plugged into another channel and adjusted the input gains according to the levels I was getting out of the mics from the same source (my voice) STILL found MY 8060 to have a higher and more audible noise floor than the 416 and Sennheiser Germany have now sent me a new mic which is on its way to me.. hoping the new one will be as solid as my 416! Good luck with that...LOL As solid as a 416....? Ha.. Ha... Ha.... Ha... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Contact SennheiserPS. He will take care of you. Yeah I did a comparison with a 416 plugged into another channel and adjusted the input gains according to the levels I was getting out of the mics from the same source (my voice) STILL found MY 8060 to have a higher and more audible noise floor than the 416 and Sennheiser Germany have now sent me a new mic which is on its way to me.. hoping the new one will be as solid as my 416! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alistair Duff Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 This is the news I have been waiting for. My 8060 is an awesome piece of gear that I rely on heavily. When it started having issues I was bummed, mainly because I would be without it for a while as it was investigated. Im very happy that someone from Sennheiser has joined this discussion. I will follow up with an email to SennheiserPS. Hopefully I will get a replacement that has no problems from the start rather than a fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan chiles Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 New mic arrived from Sennheiser Germany this week, so far performing as it should. Only time will tell. I would still like a definitive statement from someone at Sennheiser letting us users know what the issue was/is with this mic and what batches/ serial numbers were/are effected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 jc: " I would still like a definitive statement from someone at Sennheiser letting us users know what the issue was/is with this mic and what batches/ serial numbers were/are effected. " WHY ?? really... why ? they got it fixed. let it go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimPitot Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 My 8050 has developed a very high noise floor. Hurrah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 you might want to get that fixed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimPitot Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Thanks, will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan chiles Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 jc: " I would still like a definitive statement from someone at Sennheiser letting us users know what the issue was/is with this mic and what batches/ serial numbers were/are effected. " WHY ?? really... why ? they got it fixed. let it go... So that I can recommend this mic to others, or not.... Until there is some transparency about what the issues are effecting what serial numbers etc Sennheiser are gonna be losing sales on this mic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Jonathan wants to know who knew what, and when they knew it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimPitot Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Yes he does. And...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 ...maybe it isn't that simple... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundpod Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 8060noise.mov Anyone heard this noise on their 8060. Fixed by swapping out to my 2nd 8060. The problem mic has been to germany for a 'factory upgrade' due to the high noise floor issue. This one is intermittant, so hard to problem solve. BTW, the boom was just getting slate for that shot. Edit; Im not sure that link is working, I just tried it on my phone and no dice, I'm not sure how to fix it. The best I can describe the noise is like an electronic squiggle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameronlenart Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 Sounds like a grounding issue I've had with my MKH50, A trip to the local mic repair man and a quick solder resolved the issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted May 29, 2014 Report Share Posted May 29, 2014 soundpod: " Anyone heard this noise on their 8060. " yes I suspect it needs to be repaired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDirckze Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Mine's been back to Germany, twice, and has just started playing up again... Sigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundpod Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Mine's been back to Germany, twice, and has just started playing up again... Sigh Thats no good, was it the noise floor issue each time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDirckze Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Mine is making a hissing, crackling, bubbling type sound... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_bollard Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Your mic is wanting to get back there for a little European summer holiday. Lots on - Le Tour; World Cup; Octoberfest (should be back before that !) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDirckze Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Your mic is wanting to get back there for a little European summer holiday. Lots on - Le Tour; World Cup; Octoberfest (should be back before that !) I'm laughing on the outside, but crying on the inside... Back to the 416... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Your mic is wanting to get back there for a little European summer holiday. Lots on - Le Tour; World Cup; Octoberfest (should be back before that !)the World Cup is not exactly in Europe this time. Unless you mean a differen cup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDirckze Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 the World Cup is not exactly in Europe this time. Unless you mean a differen cup? Everything is Europe when you're all the way down here in Australasia ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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