All user reviews of 5/5 for the Oktava MK-102

Static Micro VERY large diaphragm condenser (3 cm!) Despite its small size.
This is a fairly universal microphone on the site they say "for all applications that require a good medium / high", so especially for environments, overheads, guitar and voice ... why not

NOTICE GLOBAL

I have received the past but I have already been able to compare to my Rode NT2 in atmosphere in a repeated (acoustic) on a classical guitar and a voice.
For now I find epoustouflant, unlike the NT2 which ultimately sounds a bit cold and aggressive in the high medium (not to mention severe drooling). The sound is pretty hot, with a beautiful lower medium, a marvel of classical guitar, which sounds more "full" (so that the NT2 I had to spend a lot of time equalizer was the catch, I have on a more natural and more enjoyable)
For environments I have been stuck too, it sounds natural and never aggressive, or the AKG 414 had not impressed me, the quality of these microphones is obvious (all musicians made me note the repeated listening again) .dropoff window
I hate to compare KM184 has, as I have parcque feel Oktava has not ashamed !!
Well I have not yet tested with the pad on a battery but I m ​​waiting to be happy !!
The detail that I like least c is probably the box (I have a pair). She is pretty but al seem crowded, so he takes some force to close it, and I think the capsules s find some al cramped, so much that I dare close it for fear of damaging the grids. Anyway, the worst I have a 2 year warranty (thank you OKTAVA ONLINE). Sorry my little cabbage you do not have 10 of 10 ...
I would do this choice without hesitation and I recommend these mics to everyone, rather than buy Chinese microphones for nothing, save up a little, and take OKTAVA !!

Condenser microphone Cardioid large capsule, mounted on the body / preamp to the famous MK-012 and with a-10dB pad.

New catalog Oktava, mine was manufactured in November 2004.

Fine finish, well up from the MK-012-01, the preamp has been slightly changed, extended to 1 cm, the catch is now golden and machining seems better calibrated.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for one month, and if I was immediately attracted, the more time passes, the more I appreciate it.

It has a sound that is sweet and true to the source, in a word, I find it very musical.

I use it in home studio to record my guitar or my voice, and I must say that from the Behringer B1, I am a real revolution!

Compared to B1, it has a much better response off-axis, a lower midrange, treble much richer much less aggressive but present (unlike its little brother MK-101 microphones and other brand), and much better cash in short another world!

All for 200 Euros on the net, I could even choose the copy that I wanted in terms of its real curve!

That, I think very soon buy a second for the pair, plus a set of MK-012 capsules that can screw it into the bargain! In short I am crazy!

Only precaution before diving, try to get the seller, the image of the curve as the Oktava microphone can be very different from one model to another.