Re: [Harp-L] controlled magnetic microphone

[Fernando Bresslau <bresslau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Smith, Richard wrote:

> That's good to know.
> But what puzzles me, is this - - exactly what is the
> difference between the old "controlled reluctance" element
> and the newer "controlled magnetic" element.  Some people 
> swear that the CR is more desirable than the CM.  And even 
> go so far as to say that the "black label" CR is more 
> desirable than the "white label" CR.
>
> Richard J. Smith
> Wormleysburg, PA
>  
I heard that it was, at some point, just a change of name because of 
marketing reasons. Reluctance is a negative word, magnetic is a 
technical term.
All the best,
Fernando