[AH] Tandy RealisticPZM mircophones

[DCMagnuson at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/9/99 11:02:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
jhusted at halcyon.com writes:

> >I'm looking for a pair of TANDY pressure zone microphones (PZM). They're
>  >very cheap about f100,- (Dutch guilders) ($50-60). There should be a
>  >TANDY shop in Antwerp, Belgium. The only other info that I have about
>  >them is that they tend to give a better S/N ratio when fed by one mono
>  >12 V battery, They should give a sound comparable to Shure's PZMs (used
>  >with 12V batt)
>  

The Tandy PZM was discontinued in the US about a year ago.  They now sell a 
"Boundary Microphone" that *looks* like a PZM, but isn't...  and it doesn't 
sound anything like the original PZM's... 

If you find an original PZM, you can get two 6V  1/2AA sized batteries and 
put them in place of the single AA to get your 12V power.  1/2AA batteries 
can usually be found at camera shops.

Dave Magnuson
Independent Music Site
http://IndieMusicSite.com