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Published on 07/08/10 at 15:52Static tube, cardioid, for making multiple votes instruments ....
OVERALL OPINION
This mic is a great unknown ... Very high quality workmanship, excellent sound definition, with a generous medium low just right, a sharp and precise, never aggressive, the female voices are particularly well captured and returned ... He did considerable work at home, or it allows me to give body to sound a little slender instruments (any kind of flute ...) he fought with aggressive class of certain sources "aggressive" (bagpipes, accordion ), all acoustic instruments in general, he treats them divinely well ... I plug a red8 Focusrite, the couple is perfect warmth, detail is very thorough as his, we respect him as the source adds a subtle heat that "lampesque. It is very well ORTF pair, so, so, I assure you, as in XY ... A versatile cash even "cuivraille" ... Audio Technica mics can do good, that's undeniable, but its range, this one, misunderstood, for me is the best and most successful, he will not break in my park, surrounded by Neumann, AKG etc. .. . A wise choice to start at the top of the range, a very happy marriage with Red 8 ...
The pros:
- Excellent sound on slender and "acid"
- Good transient response
- Loves the voice of difficult women to highlight
- Incredible heat on the brass (especially the sax)
- Comes complete (briefcase + suspension + windshield)
the -:
- Compared to a M149, it lacks a little "air"
- A single directivity
- No attenuation or low cut
Superb microphone, with his personality, really extra on wood and brass, and very interesting voices in some style (warm and intimate ...). Value for money, unbeatable on the other side of the Atlantic, and more than correct here ... When we find ...
OVERALL OPINION
This mic is a great unknown ... Very high quality workmanship, excellent sound definition, with a generous medium low just right, a sharp and precise, never aggressive, the female voices are particularly well captured and returned ... He did considerable work at home, or it allows me to give body to sound a little slender instruments (any kind of flute ...) he fought with aggressive class of certain sources "aggressive" (bagpipes, accordion ), all acoustic instruments in general, he treats them divinely well ... I plug a red8 Focusrite, the couple is perfect warmth, detail is very thorough as his, we respect him as the source adds a subtle heat that "lampesque. It is very well ORTF pair, so, so, I assure you, as in XY ... A versatile cash even "cuivraille" ... Audio Technica mics can do good, that's undeniable, but its range, this one, misunderstood, for me is the best and most successful, he will not break in my park, surrounded by Neumann, AKG etc. .. . A wise choice to start at the top of the range, a very happy marriage with Red 8 ...
The pros:
- Excellent sound on slender and "acid"
- Good transient response
- Loves the voice of difficult women to highlight
- Incredible heat on the brass (especially the sax)
- Comes complete (briefcase + suspension + windshield)
the -:
- Compared to a M149, it lacks a little "air"
- A single directivity
- No attenuation or low cut
Superb microphone, with his personality, really extra on wood and brass, and very interesting voices in some style (warm and intimate ...). Value for money, unbeatable on the other side of the Atlantic, and more than correct here ... When we find ...