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Furt
Published on 06/25/06 at 10:34
Tube microphone is very basic: no pad or low-cut filter, cardioid only. The cable connecting the microphone to food is far too short. In addition, the fastening system of the machine is DIY, on the suspension SM 319 (not supplied with the MKL 2500 at the time when I bought it), it is too small for the diameter of the micro and a strength more than suspicious. SM should be used much stronger spider (which may also be suitable for the Neuman TLM 103).
The body of the micro seems light and made with the same alloy as the MK 319 and 219, which can generate unpleasant resonances.
All this does not cause tremendous confidence in the quality of manufacture.
OVERALL OPINION
During the first weeks of use, this microphone has not raised my enthusiasm: I found it too bright, too sensitive to the sound atmosphere of the room and not quite homogeneous.
And then over time it became. He lost some of its shine and gained consistency. It has become an excellent sound man with a serious and a medium bodied, this well an acute but delicate. He gives her a smooth and very loyal. It sounds beautifully in front of the strings: classical guitar, violin, cello, wood clarinet, saxophone, flute, but also piano and harpsichord.
I think its very good output level and SPL enough.
I use it as often as circumstances permit.
As for the quality / price ratio, I do not know what to say. There are almost 3 years I paid for this microphone just over 300 Euros, at that price, it was a gift, but Oktava online quickly increased its prices first at nearly 500E and then A few weeks ago, at 739th. I think the MKL2500 is now too expensive because of Chinese competition is growing in quality. I try now a T-Bone SCT2000 (tube + 8 directional), which has serious arguments, although for the moment, it seems slightly behind the MKL2500 (but it only costs 299E).
I want to buy a second MKL2500, but not at the price arbitrarily fixed by Oktava online.
The body of the micro seems light and made with the same alloy as the MK 319 and 219, which can generate unpleasant resonances.
All this does not cause tremendous confidence in the quality of manufacture.
OVERALL OPINION
During the first weeks of use, this microphone has not raised my enthusiasm: I found it too bright, too sensitive to the sound atmosphere of the room and not quite homogeneous.
And then over time it became. He lost some of its shine and gained consistency. It has become an excellent sound man with a serious and a medium bodied, this well an acute but delicate. He gives her a smooth and very loyal. It sounds beautifully in front of the strings: classical guitar, violin, cello, wood clarinet, saxophone, flute, but also piano and harpsichord.
I think its very good output level and SPL enough.
I use it as often as circumstances permit.
As for the quality / price ratio, I do not know what to say. There are almost 3 years I paid for this microphone just over 300 Euros, at that price, it was a gift, but Oktava online quickly increased its prices first at nearly 500E and then A few weeks ago, at 739th. I think the MKL2500 is now too expensive because of Chinese competition is growing in quality. I try now a T-Bone SCT2000 (tube + 8 directional), which has serious arguments, although for the moment, it seems slightly behind the MKL2500 (but it only costs 299E).
I want to buy a second MKL2500, but not at the price arbitrarily fixed by Oktava online.