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Published on 01/01/10 at 18:14
Everything has been said in the opinion below.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 9 months.
I used to get my electric guitar amp in addition to other microphones.
I bought it out of curiosity. It was reported as rivaling the famous sm57, and at this price point, it does not cost much to take the risk.

At first glance, I was almost disappointed, then I got to know him. It is quite sensitive to placement. Well placed, it has nothing to envy a sm57.
After 6 months, I found it really interesting. And 9 months, later I found insane. In fact, ll just need to know the place.

The bottom spectrum slightly more light than the sm57 and it is already a big advantage for me. It does not overflow in all directions.
The low-medium is still in its huge! I do not realize was there before to get a good distortion pedal.
All the articulation of the lower medium is sensed, the palm-mutes are seized with force.
The medium and high treble typically have one side and slamming aggressive sm57 (A true happiness whistled for harmonics that are received with very good definition).

This micro eventually surprised, then sit down.
I couple before a RE 27 for rhythmic saturated, and now I use it alone.

In contrast, for leads and cleans sounds, I prefer him of the companionship of a RE27 and a ML-52.
A serious contender for the sm57 for less.

A small flaw, however I have not the explanation: it is VERY difficult to place, any misplaced and that the catamaran in phases with the other microphones. It's a shame, because for an affordable price, it makes a use that is not that much.

I tried other mics before this one, and often uses an Electro-Voice RE-27, and an Oktava ML52-02.
For cons, I bought it without testing it before, in order to test it, and I was very pleasantly surprised. It is ultimately a microphone that I use for my fairly systematically taken from his guitar.
And I look even buy me a second.

The price / quality ratio is very good, like all products out of Audio-Technica.

It is a choice that I could do it again, now that I know what it's worth.

I cut him off, however 2 points to the overall score for being too affinity phase.