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Hear what our hydrophones capture

Three real-world recordings made with Burns AquaEar hydrophones in Australian waters. No equalisation or noise reduction applied — what you hear is real field performance.

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Humpback whale vocalisations

Whale song and vocalisations recorded from a small vessel off Port Stephens. Demonstrates the full low-frequency response and clarity of the CR30‑40 in real ocean conditions.

Recording location & conditions

All three recordings were made in Port Stephens, NSW — one of Australia's most active cetacean habitats. Humpback whales migrate through seasonally; resident bottlenose dolphin pods are present year-round.

No post-processing

No equalisation, noise reduction, or enhancement beyond level normalisation. These represent actual field performance — the clarity and frequency response you will get when you deploy the hydrophone from your own vessel.

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