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moosers
Published on 05/26/09 at 10:14
The MXL V77S is a large diaphragm tube condenser microphone made for use in the recording studio. I haven't taken this mic outside of my studio and I really wouldn't recommend using it for anything outside of the studio at all. It comes with a unique power supply as well as a wide screen filter.
OVERALL OPINION
I've been using the MXL V77S for about a two years and have found it to be a pretty good tube condenser microphone. It has a nice warm sound that is surprisingly good for the price and considering the brand. I haven't been a big advocate of MXL microphones in the past as even though they are incredibly cheap they are easy to break and don't always have the best sound quality. I figured I would take a chance on the V77S because of its cheap price and because I believed that the upside would be worth the try. I found that I was somewhat right because I still use this microphone on occasion to this day. I like the way it records certain things including certain vocal types and as a room microphone. It has a very warm sound to it and for this reason it will color your tone and doesn't reproduce your signal perfectly. However, as long as you know this and use it for situations that this will work to your advantage rather than hurt you, the MXL V77S comes in very handy. If you are a home studio owner looking to get a tube condenser microphone to add to your collection, the MXL V77S is an overall pretty good choice. I would recommend those interested to try it out to see if it will work for what you are trying to do as this a pretty good deal overall and is worthy of a try.
OVERALL OPINION
I've been using the MXL V77S for about a two years and have found it to be a pretty good tube condenser microphone. It has a nice warm sound that is surprisingly good for the price and considering the brand. I haven't been a big advocate of MXL microphones in the past as even though they are incredibly cheap they are easy to break and don't always have the best sound quality. I figured I would take a chance on the V77S because of its cheap price and because I believed that the upside would be worth the try. I found that I was somewhat right because I still use this microphone on occasion to this day. I like the way it records certain things including certain vocal types and as a room microphone. It has a very warm sound to it and for this reason it will color your tone and doesn't reproduce your signal perfectly. However, as long as you know this and use it for situations that this will work to your advantage rather than hurt you, the MXL V77S comes in very handy. If you are a home studio owner looking to get a tube condenser microphone to add to your collection, the MXL V77S is an overall pretty good choice. I would recommend those interested to try it out to see if it will work for what you are trying to do as this a pretty good deal overall and is worthy of a try.