>>890919the mics that died had been in storage and I hooked them up here at home, so not likely. The stuff stays packed away in foam inside plastic cases so it doesn't get staticky. certainly didn't remember any static sparks.
the mics, cables, power, etc definitely aren't stored "loose" in fabric by any means.
and yeah I almost always use them in omni mode with the Jecklin disk. sometimes i toss the cardioid caps on if i have a good reason, or record ORTF or something. the last (now malfunctioning) set of mics had a very exaggerated low end (in omni mode) and no filters, so I always had to record low, filter the low end out later, and then normalize. it usually worked well but could end up being a little noisy. also with no filters on those mics any deep rumble (thunder, etc) would clip the audio really quickly (even down at like 5Hz or 10Hz). these new mics have about 10dB less noise and don't have the crazy low frequency response, plus they have filters and pads, so it's much more fun.
now, if i wanted to hear any very distant rumbling I would try the old mics because they're so sensitive in the low end, but really any natural/tranparent recording would be with the new mics.
