Wunder Audio CM7 [message #100161] |
Sun, 31 August 2008 08:36 |
Deej [5]
Messages: 373 Registered: March 2008
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This mic lives up to every bit of rabid praise I have ever heard about it
and didn't believe because I thought it was just a bunch of hype. It is not
hype at all.
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Re: Wunder Audio CM7 [message #100165 is a reply to message #100161] |
Sun, 31 August 2008 14:44 |
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Wow, at that price it better be good on gas and have lots of cargo space too.
- Kerry
On 2008-08-31 08:36:51 -0700, "Deej" <noway@jose.net> said:
> This mic lives up to every bit of rabid praise I have ever heard about it
> and didn't believe because I thought it was just a bunch of hype. It is not
> hype at all.
"... being bitter is like swallowing poison and waiting for the other guy to die..." - anon
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Re: Wunder Audio CM7 [message #100170 is a reply to message #100161] |
Sun, 31 August 2008 21:20 |
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Nope DJ.These are cool, but I'm eyeing the Korby Kat.. Multi Kapsules. Amazing
versions of said vintage mics.
http://www.korbyaudio.com/_images/review-kat_tube_mix.jpg
The Vinatage audio dealer Vinatge King is my area 9Ferndale Michigan) and
they gave me a demo..MAN!!!! C12/251 sopt on. Neumans Capsules ..Spot on..
I'm saving my pennies. This is just the kinfd of investment that's smart
and versitile.Personaly, I've been in recoring since the early 80s and this
whole vinatge, boutique thing is pure BS.. Sorry, but, these parts , and
the time it takes to buld these units dose not justify their price. Sooner
or later, the Chinese will start making these Vinatge items at a reasonalble
price.
"Deej" <noway@jose.net> wrote:
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>This mic lives up to every bit of rabid praise I have ever heard about it
>and didn't believe because I thought it was just a bunch of hype. It is
not
>hype at all.
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Re: Wunder Audio CM7 [message #100171 is a reply to message #100170] |
Sun, 31 August 2008 23:42 |
Deej [5]
Messages: 373 Registered: March 2008
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"LaMont" <jjdpro@gmail.com> wrote:
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>Nope DJ.These are cool, but I'm eyeing the Korby Kat.. Multi Kapsules. Amazing
>versions of said vintage mics.
>http://www.korbyaudio.com/_images/review-kat_tube_mix.jpg
>
>The Vinatage audio dealer Vinatge King is my area 9Ferndale Michigan) and
>they gave me a demo..MAN!!!! C12/251 sopt on. Neumans Capsules ..Spot on..
>I'm saving my pennies. This is just the kinfd of investment that's smart
>and versitile.Personaly, I've been in recoring since the early 80s and this
>whole vinatge, boutique thing is pure BS.. Sorry, but, these parts , and
>the time it takes to buld these units dose not justify their price. Sooner
>or later, the Chinese will start making these Vinatge items at a reasonalble
>price.
>
>
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,
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Re: Wunder Audio CM7..UAD2 [message #100172 is a reply to message #100171] |
Mon, 01 September 2008 00:49 |
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Hey DJ. I understand your decision. So, what's our take on the UAD2 ???
"Deej" <noway@jose.net> wrote:
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>"LaMont" <jjdpro@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>Nope DJ.These are cool, but I'm eyeing the Korby Kat.. Multi Kapsules.
Amazing
>>versions of said vintage mics.
>>http://www.korbyaudio.com/_images/review-kat_tube_mix.jpg
>>
>>The Vinatage audio dealer Vinatge King is my area 9Ferndale Michigan) and
>>they gave me a demo..MAN!!!! C12/251 sopt on. Neumans Capsules ..Spot on..
>>I'm saving my pennies. This is just the kinfd of investment that's smart
>>and versitile.Personaly, I've been in recoring since the early 80s and
this
>>whole vinatge, boutique thing is pure BS.. Sorry, but, these parts , and
>>the time it takes to buld these units dose not justify their price. Sooner
>>or later, the Chinese will start making these Vinatge items at a reasonalble
>>price.
>>
>>
>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,
>
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Re: Wunder Audio CM7 [message #100176 is a reply to message #100170] |
Mon, 01 September 2008 06:18 |
Bill L
Messages: 766 Registered: August 2006
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Lamont, Deej, have you guys tried the M-Audio Sputnik?
LaMont wrote:
> Nope DJ.These are cool, but I'm eyeing the Korby Kat.. Multi Kapsules. Amazing
> versions of said vintage mics.
> http://www.korbyaudio.com/_images/review-kat_tube_mix.jpg
>
> The Vinatage audio dealer Vinatge King is my area 9Ferndale Michigan) and
> they gave me a demo..MAN!!!! C12/251 sopt on. Neumans Capsules ..Spot on..
> I'm saving my pennies. This is just the kinfd of investment that's smart
> and versitile.Personaly, I've been in recoring since the early 80s and this
> whole vinatge, boutique thing is pure BS.. Sorry, but, these parts , and
> the time it takes to buld these units dose not justify their price. Sooner
> or later, the Chinese will start making these Vinatge items at a reasonalble
> price.
>
>
>
> "Deej" <noway@jose.net> wrote:
>> This mic lives up to every bit of rabid praise I have ever heard about it
>> and didn't believe because I thought it was just a bunch of hype. It is
> not
>> hype at all.
>
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Re: Wunder Audio CM7 [message #100178 is a reply to message #100176] |
Mon, 01 September 2008 09:28 |
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Hey Bill.. Along with the Rodes k, the Sputnik is one my list for my Production
Partner, who is also a fine vocalist..
Bill L <bill@billlorentzen.com> wrote:
>Lamont, Deej, have you guys tried the M-Audio Sputnik?
>
>LaMont wrote:
>> Nope DJ.These are cool, but I'm eyeing the Korby Kat.. Multi Kapsules.
Amazing
>> versions of said vintage mics.
>> http://www.korbyaudio.com/_images/review-kat_tube_mix.jpg
>>
>> The Vinatage audio dealer Vinatge King is my area 9Ferndale Michigan)
and
>> they gave me a demo..MAN!!!! C12/251 sopt on. Neumans Capsules ..Spot
on..
>> I'm saving my pennies. This is just the kinfd of investment that's smart
>> and versitile.Personaly, I've been in recoring since the early 80s and
this
>> whole vinatge, boutique thing is pure BS.. Sorry, but, these parts , and
>> the time it takes to buld these units dose not justify their price. Sooner
>> or later, the Chinese will start making these Vinatge items at a reasonalble
>> price.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Deej" <noway@jose.net> wrote:
>>> This mic lives up to every bit of rabid praise I have ever heard about
it
>>> and didn't believe because I thought it was just a bunch of hype. It
is
>> not
>>> hype at all.
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Re: Wunder Audio CM7 [message #100179 is a reply to message #100171] |
Mon, 01 September 2008 10:13 |
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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:
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>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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Re: Wunder Audio CM7 [message #100186 is a reply to message #100183] |
Mon, 01 September 2008 21:02 |
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On 2008-09-01 12:28:58 -0700, "John" <no@no.com> said:
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> Yeah, she's a full blood but I never spent the $15 or whatever to register
> her. She makes up for it in vet bills ;-)
Spitting image of my own Labradorus Rex, named Silence (*cough*
"silence is Golden"). She's 14 now, and slowing down a lot, but she
still has endless fun at the beach with the stick.
"... being bitter is like swallowing poison and waiting for the other guy to die..." - anon
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Re: Wunder Audio CM7 [message #100190 is a reply to message #100186] |
Tue, 02 September 2008 04:35 |
John [1]
Messages: 2229 Registered: September 2005
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great dogs, wonderful temperament and always ready when I say any of these
words:
Bicycle
Wanna go to the lake and go swimming and play with the dogs ?
Wanna go ?
Wanna go swimming?
Get your toy !!
Food ?
hehe
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