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>2. You should use a low noise pre-amp. Either a low noise op-amp or a low
>noise transistor. Why are you trying to do all the gain in the LM386? If
>it's a minimal parts count, you're going to have to live with the amplified
>noise of the LM386.

The 386 is very much NOT a low noise part.

Try any generic FET input op-amp, you'll get much better performance.
You may want to filter the audio as well, those mics are amazingly
broadbanded.

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