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Re: Wunder Audio CM7 [message #100179 is a reply to message #100171] Mon, 01 September 2008 10:13 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Gantt Kushner is currently offline  Gantt Kushner   
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Hey Deej,

What tubes do you have in your Gemini? I had an NOS Mullard and an old Telefunken
in mine and began getting some ugly noises on transients so I just stuck
the stock tubes back in. Haven't had a chance to try it this way yet...

Gantt

"Deej" <noway@jose.net> wrote:

>>
>Hey LaMont,
>
>I totally get what your're talking about and I think there are plenty of
>great mics out there are very reasonable prices.
>
>I do not have extensive experience with big closets full of expensive vintage
>microphones and have only limited experience with a couple of older U47's.
>What (IMO) you are paying for with this mic, compared to the other U47 wannabee
>mics I have tried (Peluso 2247 and SE Gemini in my particular case) is nuance.....which
>really starts to become a pleasant surprise the closer to the source you
>get so that the proximity effect can come into play in cardioid mode. Intimacy
>seems to be it's strong point.
>
>I have directly A/B'ed it with the Peluso 2247 and an SE Gemini, I am extremely
>(and in the case of the Peluso and SE, surprisingly) impressed by all of
>the mics. The fact that the SE and Peluso are holding their own is a testament
>to their design and workmanship, IMO.
>
>Is there a difference???.......yes. Is there a $4,500.00 difference???......maybe.
>We're talking microphones/nuance and the way a mic interracts with a particular
>source signal here. This microphone is primarily for my wife. She's got
a
>bit of an Allison Krause vibe to her pipes and neither the Peluso or SE
are
>floating her boat. I will agree that they are not the best match for her
>voice. She likes my SPA U87 quite a bit..it is a better match for her.....but
>she has not fallen in love with it to the point where she feels comfortable
>with what she hears when she gets up close and personal when addressing
the
>capsule/grille. OTOH, she is in love with what this mic does.
>
>The magic of this mic is up close stuff. You can get right up about 3" from
>the grille and hand it a vocal and as you start crowding it, what you hear
>is a mellifluous/very musical distortion and extremely pleasant midrange.
>the combination of the M7 capsule and the circuitry is a nice blend of top
>end clarity and warm tubularity in the midrange without any ugly artifacts,
>even when crowded hard....really hard.
>
>By comparison, both the Peluso, the U87 and to a lesser degree, the SE don't
>respond the same way. I have had great success here other singers with both
>the SE and Peluso....just not with Amy and she is going to be the primary
>user of this mic. We were looking for something to suit her voice. I must
>say though that it even makes my crappy sounding voice sound good. There
>is some magic happening with this mic.
>
>I'm sure the Korby is a great choice and the versatility factor is not to
>be denied.
>
>Cheers,
>

Gantt Kushner
Gizmo Recording Company
Silver Spring, MD
www.gizmorecording.com

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