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Mike Crophone Mike Crophone
Published on 05/01/02 at 01:04
Value For Money : Excellent
Condenser microphone transformerless output.
Diameter of the capsule: One inch (25.4 mm) gold-plated finish.
Cardioid or omnidirectional.
Switch to low-frequency attenuation and attenuator-10db.
(Oddly on the same switch ... not practical)
Comes with suspension, windscreen and aluminum case. Very well finished and solid.

Microphone for vocal and acoustic instruments (plucked or struck in particular)

OVERALL OPINION

I use this mic for about two years coupled tube preamp ART.
I was attracted by its excellent value for money and comfort in reading journal articles on Anglo-Saxon the net.
It's a microphone that is relatively neutral with a pretty strong presence at the top of the spectrum although the response curve does not show it.
The signal to noise ratio is excellent ANSI that the sensitivity (station saturation stage preamp tables mix).
On the singing voices are clear, a little hollow in the lower midrange and a little whistling (for female voices) in the upper spectrum. A small correction in the lower midrange and a de-esser restore everything.
It is a very good mic for acoustic guitar making. The decision is clear and realistic string attacks ... What natural ...
I also use it in recovery charl battery or it excels in the rendering of harmonics.

In summary, this is a good mic for the studio, quite versatile and relatively neutral.
Some years ago I owned an Audio Technica AT-4033, the microphones are close enough in terms of sound reproduction.
A friend lent me now Neuman TLM 103 for vocals. This is the class!
The big sound immediately without any correction. A good size above the NT2 but also more than twice as expensive ...