| Small-Diaphragm Condensers? [message #72499] |
Sat, 16 September 2006 08:47  |
Neil
Messages: 1645
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What's your current fave for Cardioid SDC's? I've got a pair of
Earthworks TC-30 omni's that kick major bootay, but for
cardioid's I decided to try the Rode NT5's, which I picked up
several months ago... the Rode's are just not clear enough for
my taste - in using them as a pair of room mics for a drum kit,
I find they have a bit too much of the "sparkle" factor. I can
see how they'd be good for acoustic guitar, for example; but I
don't do a whole lot of that sort of thing here... I may end up
selling or trading these puppies if anyone's interested.
Easy (but expensive) solution would be to pick up a pair of
Earthworks card's, but apart from dropping another ~$1,600, is
there anything you guys are using & like in a lower price range?
Josephson C-42's?
AT-4041 or 4051?
Or????
I'm looking for clean & clear.
Neil
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| Re: Small-Diaphragm Condensers? [message #72500 is a reply to message #72499] |
Sat, 16 September 2006 09:17  |
Deej [1]
Messages: 2149
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Neil,
I've got a matched pair of SE3's on loan here from Morgan. If you would
like, I'll send them down to El Paso and let you give them a test drive. I'm
not tracking anything for a couple of weeks and can spare these, though I
will feel naked and vulnerable without them. These are getting the nod over
my AKG C460B's and my KM 184's on a regular basis for micing guitars. I've
got a pair of Rode NT5's here and we're not even talking same ballpark.
Deej
"Neil" <OIUOIU@IOU.com> wrote in message news:450c1c74$1@linux...
>
> What's your current fave for Cardioid SDC's? I've got a pair of
> Earthworks TC-30 omni's that kick major bootay, but for
> cardioid's I decided to try the Rode NT5's, which I picked up
> several months ago... the Rode's are just not clear enough for
> my taste - in using them as a pair of room mics for a drum kit,
> I find they have a bit too much of the "sparkle" factor. I can
> see how they'd be good for acoustic guitar, for example; but I
> don't do a whole lot of that sort of thing here... I may end up
> selling or trading these puppies if anyone's interested.
>
> Easy (but expensive) solution would be to pick up a pair of
> Earthworks card's, but apart from dropping another ~$1,600, is
> there anything you guys are using & like in a lower price range?
> Josephson C-42's?
> AT-4041 or 4051?
> Or????
>
> I'm looking for clean & clear.
>
> Neil
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| Re: Small-Diaphragm Condensers? [message #72501 is a reply to message #72500] |
Sat, 16 September 2006 09:20 |
Deej [1]
Messages: 2149
Registered: January 2006
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http://www.seelectronics.com/
"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
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> Neil,
>
> I've got a matched pair of SE3's on loan here from Morgan. If you would
> like, I'll send them down to El Paso and let you give them a test drive.
I'm
> not tracking anything for a couple of weeks and can spare these, though I
> will feel naked and vulnerable without them. These are getting the nod
over
> my AKG C460B's and my KM 184's on a regular basis for micing guitars. I've
> got a pair of Rode NT5's here and we're not even talking same ballpark.
>
> Deej
>
> "Neil" <OIUOIU@IOU.com> wrote in message news:450c1c74$1@linux...
> >
> > What's your current fave for Cardioid SDC's? I've got a pair of
> > Earthworks TC-30 omni's that kick major bootay, but for
> > cardioid's I decided to try the Rode NT5's, which I picked up
> > several months ago... the Rode's are just not clear enough for
> > my taste - in using them as a pair of room mics for a drum kit,
> > I find they have a bit too much of the "sparkle" factor. I can
> > see how they'd be good for acoustic guitar, for example; but I
> > don't do a whole lot of that sort of thing here... I may end up
> > selling or trading these puppies if anyone's interested.
> >
> > Easy (but expensive) solution would be to pick up a pair of
> > Earthworks card's, but apart from dropping another ~$1,600, is
> > there anything you guys are using & like in a lower price range?
> > Josephson C-42's?
> > AT-4041 or 4051?
> > Or????
> >
> > I'm looking for clean & clear.
> >
> > Neil
>
>
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| Re: Small-Diaphragm Condensers? [message #72503 is a reply to message #72501] |
Sat, 16 September 2006 09:52 |
cujo
Messages: 285
Registered: July 2005
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I havbe also just read good things about the beyer MC930 and Peluso CE6's
"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>http://www.seelectronics.com/
>
>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
>news:450c23c7$1@linux...
>> Neil,
>>
>> I've got a matched pair of SE3's on loan here from Morgan. If you would
>> like, I'll send them down to El Paso and let you give them a test drive.
>I'm
>> not tracking anything for a couple of weeks and can spare these, though
I
>> will feel naked and vulnerable without them. These are getting the nod
>over
>> my AKG C460B's and my KM 184's on a regular basis for micing guitars.
I've
>> got a pair of Rode NT5's here and we're not even talking same ballpark.
>>
>> Deej
>>
>> "Neil" <OIUOIU@IOU.com> wrote in message news:450c1c74$1@linux...
>> >
>> > What's your current fave for Cardioid SDC's? I've got a pair of
>> > Earthworks TC-30 omni's that kick major bootay, but for
>> > cardioid's I decided to try the Rode NT5's, which I picked up
>> > several months ago... the Rode's are just not clear enough for
>> > my taste - in using them as a pair of room mics for a drum kit,
>> > I find they have a bit too much of the "sparkle" factor. I can
>> > see how they'd be good for acoustic guitar, for example; but I
>> > don't do a whole lot of that sort of thing here... I may end up
>> > selling or trading these puppies if anyone's interested.
>> >
>> > Easy (but expensive) solution would be to pick up a pair of
>> > Earthworks card's, but apart from dropping another ~$1,600, is
>> > there anything you guys are using & like in a lower price range?
>> > Josephson C-42's?
>> > AT-4041 or 4051?
>> > Or????
>> >
>> > I'm looking for clean & clear.
>> >
>> > Neil
>>
>>
>
>
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| Re: Small-Diaphragm Condensers? [message #72510 is a reply to message #72503] |
Sat, 16 September 2006 15:30 |
Don Nafe
Messages: 1206
Registered: July 2005
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Although I haven't tried them the Josephson's are supposed to be an
outstanding mic as well as a good value...from all comments I've read by
users
D
"Cujo" <chris@nospamapplemanstudio.com> wrote in message
news:450c2bc8$1@linux...
>
>
> I havbe also just read good things about the beyer MC930 and Peluso CE6's
>
>
>
> "DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>>http://www.seelectronics.com/
>>
>>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote in message
>>news:450c23c7$1@linux...
>>> Neil,
>>>
>>> I've got a matched pair of SE3's on loan here from Morgan. If you would
>>> like, I'll send them down to El Paso and let you give them a test drive.
>>I'm
>>> not tracking anything for a couple of weeks and can spare these, though
> I
>>> will feel naked and vulnerable without them. These are getting the nod
>>over
>>> my AKG C460B's and my KM 184's on a regular basis for micing guitars.
> I've
>>> got a pair of Rode NT5's here and we're not even talking same ballpark.
>>>
>>> Deej
>>>
>>> "Neil" <OIUOIU@IOU.com> wrote in message news:450c1c74$1@linux...
>>> >
>>> > What's your current fave for Cardioid SDC's? I've got a pair of
>>> > Earthworks TC-30 omni's that kick major bootay, but for
>>> > cardioid's I decided to try the Rode NT5's, which I picked up
>>> > several months ago... the Rode's are just not clear enough for
>>> > my taste - in using them as a pair of room mics for a drum kit,
>>> > I find they have a bit too much of the "sparkle" factor. I can
>>> > see how they'd be good for acoustic guitar, for example; but I
>>> > don't do a whole lot of that sort of thing here... I may end up
>>> > selling or trading these puppies if anyone's interested.
>>> >
>>> > Easy (but expensive) solution would be to pick up a pair of
>>> > Earthworks card's, but apart from dropping another ~$1,600, is
>>> > there anything you guys are using & like in a lower price range?
>>> > Josephson C-42's?
>>> > AT-4041 or 4051?
>>> > Or????
>>> >
>>> > I'm looking for clean & clear.
>>> >
>>> > Neil
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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| Re: Small-Diaphragm Condensers? [message #72602 is a reply to message #72499] |
Mon, 18 September 2006 10:02 |
Tony Benson
Messages: 453
Registered: June 2006
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Neil,
I've been using a pair of AT4041's for several years as drum overheads. I
don't find them to be over hyped. They've been a good all around SDC, but I
think they'd fall short when compared directly to the Josephson and
Earthworks. I've never had the opportunity to A/B them with anything but the
more "budget" mics.
Tony
"Neil" <OIUOIU@IOU.com> wrote in message news:450c1c74$1@linux...
>
> What's your current fave for Cardioid SDC's? I've got a pair of
> Earthworks TC-30 omni's that kick major bootay, but for
> cardioid's I decided to try the Rode NT5's, which I picked up
> several months ago... the Rode's are just not clear enough for
> my taste - in using them as a pair of room mics for a drum kit,
> I find they have a bit too much of the "sparkle" factor. I can
> see how they'd be good for acoustic guitar, for example; but I
> don't do a whole lot of that sort of thing here... I may end up
> selling or trading these puppies if anyone's interested.
>
> Easy (but expensive) solution would be to pick up a pair of
> Earthworks card's, but apart from dropping another ~$1,600, is
> there anything you guys are using & like in a lower price range?
> Josephson C-42's?
> AT-4041 or 4051?
> Or????
>
> I'm looking for clean & clear.
>
> Neil
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