WM-60AY in stock (130pcs)

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Hi everyone,
After reading posts on this forum I understand that people have been looking for this.
I was also and found ONE in the US who could get some.
They have today 130pcs they would sell for $500.50 so 3.85 each.
I can't afford buying all these by myself, I just wanted 10.
Anyone interested by doing this deal and sharing it with others appreciated.
I guess there is a bit hurry to do the deal as no more after this (as far as my researches go).

Please get back on this thread or contact me if interested
 
Is there some reason WM-61A wouldn't work in the same app? Same diaphragm size, higher sensitivity, lower noise, half that price :confused: Or for similar performance, Panasonic recommends the WM-64C.
 
All right then.
I am quite new to all this and wish to experiment.
The WM-61A and WM-64C are easy to find I guess if you talk about them.
You seem to recommend the 61A with good reasons but what about the reasons for me to go with 64C? What are their differences?

My point is to build an ambient sound capturing setting in an interactive installation (artistic project) with a dozen of these.
I would build 9V power boxes as sound can be fairly loud at some point.
The power boxes would be plugged in a mixing device.

Thank you for your interest in my post and by giving alternative, I surely appreciate. Idiots never change their mind, aren't they?

Sorry if my english is not that good, I do my best.
 
perspixe said:
All right then.
I am quite new to all this and wish to experiment.
The WM-61A and WM-64C are easy to find I guess if you talk about them.
You seem to recommend the 61A with good reasons but what about the reasons for me to go with 64C? What are their differences?

My point is to build an ambient sound capturing setting in an interactive installation (artistic project) with a dozen of these.
I would build 9V power boxes as sound can be fairly loud at some point.
The power boxes would be plugged in a mixing device.

Thank you for your interest in my post and by giving alternative, I surely appreciate. Idiots never change their mind, aren't they?

Sorry if my english is not that good, I do my best.
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The WM-60AY got a lot of attention because a magazine article recommended building a mic with it. There's nothing wrong with the capsule, except that Panasonic discontinued it last year which is why it's hard to find.

The 64 and 61s are still in production and available at Digikey, and are pretty similar--64C is closer in performance to the 60AY, 61A has better specs on paper, but I've never played with either capsule. There are full details on the Digikey site:

http://dkc3.digikey.com/PDF/T053/1423.pdf
 
Thank you very much for your help.
This is the Tape-Op article you probably talk about.
This is the one I will use for my experiments, taking into account what I found in other forums about the same article.
I will read well the specs of the original obsolete capsule and the 2 other you propose, make my choice and try it.
When I'm on with it in a few weeks (I am busy on many different things and this will have to wait a bit but I want to get the parts soon to be ready when time comes) I will post here my results.
Thanks again.
 
I just used the 61's to build a pair and I was really impressed! Can't comment on the other ones but the 61's seem to do the job well. I can't believe mic's I built with my own two clumsy hands sound so good.

enjoy the project.
 
Thanks qbert1, you're making me confortable with it.
I just ordered the 61A's from digi-key.
After looking around I found they are the cheapest.
I'll probably begin to build the mikes on the weekend of the 19th of November.
Did you follow instructions on the Tape-Op article or did some custom configuration?
 
I went with the Tape Op directions. Can't speak highly enough of these mics, not great in every situation (seemed a little dull for overheads as compared to my oktava's), but really good in many! I use it to record my practice sessions with my tenor sax all the time. Perhaps it's the omni directional pattern I like, but I've found it's not finicky as to the placement, and the patten allows as much or as little "room" as you would want depending on the distance from the source.

Let us know what you think when they're built. I hope you like them as much as I do.
 
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