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Published on 06/21/09 at 10:38
The Mojave Audio MA-200 is a large diaphragm tube condenser microphone. It comes with its own power supply and has a special cable and connection on the end of it to send it to this power supply. It also comes with a hard shell case and a shock mount specially designed for this mic.
OVERALL OPINION
The Mojave Audio MA-200 tube condenser microphone is a pretty good sounding microphone overall. It has a warm and full bodied sound to it that makes it a good microphone for vocals as well as for acoustic piano, drum overheads and just about any other application you'd want to use a large diaphragm tube condenser mic. However, for the price I was expecting a little bit more from the tone quality of this microphone. Don't get me wrong, it definitely is a good sounding microphone overall, but for that price of about a thousand USD, I was expecting a better sounding microphone. When you consider the other microphones you can get for this price, the Mojave Audio MA-200 doesn't seem as appealing anymore. This day and age microphones are being made much cheaper than ever before and it seems to me while this is a good sounding microphone, for the price I could find others that sound comparable or better for a cheaper price. For the same price I would much rather have a Neumann TLM 103 because it has a superior sound quality even though it isn't a tube condenser mic. If you are looking for a tube condenser microphone I would definitely recommend checking out the Mojave Audio MA-200, but I would also strongly recommend shopping around to see what microphone will work best for your situation and budget. Overall though, the Mojave Audio MA-200 is a nice sounding microphone for a somewhat reasonable price.
OVERALL OPINION
The Mojave Audio MA-200 tube condenser microphone is a pretty good sounding microphone overall. It has a warm and full bodied sound to it that makes it a good microphone for vocals as well as for acoustic piano, drum overheads and just about any other application you'd want to use a large diaphragm tube condenser mic. However, for the price I was expecting a little bit more from the tone quality of this microphone. Don't get me wrong, it definitely is a good sounding microphone overall, but for that price of about a thousand USD, I was expecting a better sounding microphone. When you consider the other microphones you can get for this price, the Mojave Audio MA-200 doesn't seem as appealing anymore. This day and age microphones are being made much cheaper than ever before and it seems to me while this is a good sounding microphone, for the price I could find others that sound comparable or better for a cheaper price. For the same price I would much rather have a Neumann TLM 103 because it has a superior sound quality even though it isn't a tube condenser mic. If you are looking for a tube condenser microphone I would definitely recommend checking out the Mojave Audio MA-200, but I would also strongly recommend shopping around to see what microphone will work best for your situation and budget. Overall though, the Mojave Audio MA-200 is a nice sounding microphone for a somewhat reasonable price.