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Spectacle

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1 Posted on 01/01/2007 at 16:09:39
I'm about to throw down some of my Christmas gift money for a better studio condenser than the functional but low-end one that I have now (an MXL 990). My question is simple: what should I get?

In the running:
Rode NT1a ($199)
Rode NT2a (is it really worth the $399?)
MXL 3000 (pre-amp built-in, I can get it new for $129, list is $399)
Studio Projects C1 ($240)
AKG Perception 200 ($159)
M-Audio Solaris ($299)

I want the best quality mic in this mid-price range for my male vocals (big range baritone-tenor, strong and clear) and acoustic guitar (high-end Taylor, steel-string, mostly strummed). I am a singer-songwriter playing modern rock (I don't know, think Radiohead, Counting Crows, and Coldplay). I can get a separate small-diaphragm condenser for the acoustic if it will really make a difference. But if one of these above is both a fantastic vocal mic and versatile enough to get the best sounds for the acoustic too, that would be best. I don't have all the money in the world.

I'll be recording into the system you see below, into Logic 7 through either my M-Audio USB Mobile-Pre, or my Line6 TonePort - lots of preamps to choose from. I'm also thinking of springing for the new Alesis iO/14 at some point.

So, which mic would you say?

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getdead242

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2 Posted on 02/17/2007 at 10:34:26
get an Audio Technica AT4033CL, its the best. i tell everyone to get it. it sells for about $400.

but the Rode NT1 and NT2 are really good for the price. the NT2 is better though.
jd1001

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3 Posted on 01/08/2008 at 17:54:39
hozomean

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4 Posted on 01/12/2008 at 15:46:10
I've heard good things about the AKG Perception 200. The Rode stuff is usually pretty nice, I'd also bet the AT4040 is real good for the money. Not a big fan of the C3000 for a general purpose condenser here.
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