From: toby@tobiah.org   
      
   A more focused Google search got me the answer the   
   second time, sorry.  The noise figure indicates the   
   level of acoustic sound that would create the same   
   signal level as the noise, so sensitivity is indeed   
   accounted for.   
      
      
   Toby   
      
   On 12/4/25 07:40, Tobiah wrote:   
   > The Rode NT1-A lists an "Equivalent Noise Level" of 5 dBA.   
   >   
   > So I can look at that figure, and compare it to other mics.   
   > But then I thought, what about sensitivity?  If the noise   
   > figure measures the raw noise level coming into the preamp,   
   > then a high sensitivity mic would have a larger signal to   
   > noise ratio, making the self noise figure meaningless on   
   > its own.  Or does the noise figure take that into account   
   > somehow?   
   >   
   >   
   > Toby   
      
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