I'm interested too!Anyone try the new UMIK-2 yet and have any personal feedback on it ?
UMIK-2
Lower self noise, up to 192KHz, 1/2" capsule, 32-bit ADC, individual calibration files, ASIO drivers.
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Well I just took the plunge and bought the UMIK-2 directly from MiniDSP in Hong Kong. It cost me a total of $325 Canadian dollars! - So this $195 (USD) mic was pretty expensive for me after the currency exchange, duties and fees were added. (I only paid $109 for the UMIK-1 because it was being sold here in Canada) I really wish MiniDSP would distrubute the UMIK-2 to North American dealers. Bet it would have been a lot cheaper that way. Ordered Sunday, scheduled for delivery tomorrow, Wednesday.It takes about 2 days to get it straight from Hong Kong if you are on the west coast... maybe 4-5 days if on the east coast. I ordered straight from miniDSP and it was 4 days I think. Parts Express was selling the UMIK-1, so they may end up selling them, but no reason to wait of you want one.
Hopefully he will let miniDSP know about if if he hasn't already.Speaker designer Matt Grant has done some preliminary testing of the UMIK-2. He observed higher distortion than the UMIK-1, and internal mic preamp clipping at a level 20 dB lower than the mic's rated SPL.
Ya, I spoke to MiniDSP and they said it's due to the larger capsule size compared to the UMIK-1 that the 90 degree calibration will show higher numbers to compensate for the greater curvature of the diaphragm. So I've decided to calibrate pointing the mic directly at the speakers with the UMIK-2 (stereo) and forget about "including more of the room". I just did a DIRAC calibration and it does indeed sound better! Has a perception of more accuracy. More focused, better 3D and better detailed highs,.I've noticed that the 90-deg file of my UMIC-1 has large adjustments at high frequencies. To me, that stresses the importance of not relying entirely on measurements, but making final adjustments by ear.
How are you positioning the mic for the first measurement, which obviously can't be pointed directly at (both or every) speaker at the same time?Ya, I spoke to MiniDSP and they said it's due to the larger capsule size compared to the UMIK-1 that the 90 degree calibration will show higher numbers to compensate for the greater curvature of the diaphragm. So I've decided to calibrate pointing the mic directly at the speakers with the UMIK-2 (stereo) and forget about "including more of the room". I just did a DIRAC calibration and it does indeed sound better! Has a perception of more accuracy. More focused, better 3D and better detailed highs,.
I just point dead center between the two speakers.How are you positioning the mic for the first measurement, which obviously can't be pointed directly at (both or every) speaker at the same time?
So I wonder how accurate that would be, as you are not truly at 0 degrees if it's not pointed directly at the speaker. It could be 15-45 degrees perhaps. Would the calibration file need to reflect the angle?I just point dead center between the two speakers.
Hopefully he will let miniDSP know about if if he hasn't already.
It shouldn't affect us who are doing normal measurements in the 75-85dB range.
Could be worth contacting MiniDSP to see what they say.I changed the internal gain with the mentioned tool from +18 dB to +9 dB and adjusted the header in the calibration file. With this setting the clipping occurs at rated SPL