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Originally Posted by ashcat_lt
Plenty of people believe that a condenser is somehow more sensitive to background noise or room sound but it's just plain not true. It can't be. That would imply some nonlinearity in either the condenser or the dynamic, and that really just isn't there.
The fact is that condensers tend to be more sensitive, so we use them at greater distances, and then the ratio of direct to reflected sound is different, and then we blame the condenser. Assuming a similar polar pattern, if you match the source-mic distance, normalize the results, and account for basic differences in the frequency response, the results will beabout the same.
It may be true that the OP would be better served spending that $100 on room treatment, but that's a different issue.
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It's always funny when people base their conclusion of their limited mental ideas and not on experience (No worry, been there, done that). When experience tells the truth, you understand it's your understanding that's shortcoming.
The larger mass of the magnetic coil of the dynamic mic makes it less sensitive to high frequency and things like noise. And is therefor preferred in many situations. Ask any live-engineer
As a side-note: These days there's been a heated debate in political Norway. The conservative Christian party (KrF) is in power to topple the government, and is argumenting against abortion -based on the idea of the unique value of each human being (that I find correct)
Experience however tells us that their position is the most inhuman position, but because KrF don't understand the bigger spiritual picture of human existence.
So, just another case of putting limited mental ideas before experience.
The wise man/woman always puts experience first, then her/his ideas