All user reviews for the Neumann KMS 105

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OVERALL OPINION

I use it for over a year, heavy metal and classical concerts.

I was once a Shure Beta 87 Sennheiser ew 100 HF.

This mic is awesome and I do divide them for anything. it restores the voice to perfection, what is "tight" because it does not forgive the slightest false note.

I use singing "pop", classical, rock or saturated and reacts great in each of these styles.
I never had any problems with feedback.

The KMS 105 is a micro scene or song. It is static with a capacitor. Finally, we all know that.

OVERALL OPINION

I made my first evening! What a treat. Little noise, it insulates the way the singer of the ambient noise and other sounds.

I tested a few models before and I have often been mixed. I was looking for something more qualitative and I am fallen with the 105.

A band of authors (donations myself) regularly drives to a service. I need a microphone for this. Believe me, in this area, it is excellent. I also used to make my voice equally excellent.

It is expensive, but I do not believe in the long-term quality of products from Asia. This mic will take years without blushing, it shows!

Without hesitation, the purchase has to be redone if necessary.

The KMS105 is a great microphone to use for live situations, it is more on the higher priced side of microphones but it is well worth the money. It has very low noise and uses a super cardioided polar pattern. This microphone is intended to be used with vocals only and trying to use it on instruments will only make it come up short. The frequency range is great especially for live shows and it does a great job of not picking up other sounds and vocalist in the background.

OVERALL OPINION

Neumann came out with this microphone about 5 years ago and I have been using it since the day it came out. For the longest time this would be the only microphone that I would use for live show. Though I did not do many live shows at the time (2007) but any time that I did, I made sure this was the microphone that I was using.
Looking at this microphone will not make you think it is an expensive higher end microphone. It looks very basic and cheap by its plain black color and black mesh grill with a small diamond logo on it. That is the only thing that I don’t like about it. I feel that because it cost so much and it is a stage mic meaning a lot of people will be seeing it. It would have been nice for it to have a little more flare to it with maybe some or something that would make it pop and stand out on a bright stage. But if looks do not bother you then this microphone is pretty much perfect for the live musician. I have not tried to use it in a studio but I would think that it would not be as good as it is on a stage. This condenser rocks the stage!

micro singing and sound recording
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OVERALL OPINION

I am the User since 2003 (4 to 5 times per week)

so basically Shure Seinheiser sometimes

we do what we want to do all the nuances of the voice are reproduced

most: the sound of hell, the solid cell
Cons: more sensitive to feedback live a quality similar to Shure ..
paint tends to leave if I compare a beta 58 older nickel that remains at this level .. it is necessary to take care

report quality price equal to the quality Neumann

so carefree

In terms of dynamic mics, this is a pretty high tech design, with a 4 layer filter and a fairly high performance spec. You definitely get your money's worth in technology. The clarity of the 105, especially for a live dynamic microphone, is pretty unbelievable. It's highly sensitive to placement and mic technique. It will reveal more about a singer than just about any mic I've used. Some people have said that the response curve is similar to a beta 87 but I have not heard a similarity in the real world. The 87 has a more peaky mid range and is a bit more prone to feedback with a bad PA. I feel like the 105 has a warmness to it that a lot of "clear" live dynamic mics lack. It doesn't have that imbalance between clearness and smoothness that is so present in cheaper dynamic vocal mics.

The thing is, if your singer isn't very talented and well educated on how to use a mic, this one will show it. If you have a good system to go with it and a good singer, this might be the best live vocal mic out there. When used in a good environment and with a singer I trust, I have been blown away by this thing. I wish more places I played had them. If I see these in a venue I breath a sigh of relief. Because I know whoever is running sound probably know what he's doing...you would have to if you want to get the most out of these.

OVERALL OPINION

I recommend you try this with your own setup against your favorite shure/akg/whatever and make sure it's to your liking. Not everyone will think the 105 is worth the cash. Personally I think it is but we're speaking about diminishing returns here. As far as reliability I have never had an issue but I baby the 3 I have. I've used them elsewhere and they all seem solid. This is a real sleeper to a lot of people and I really recommend you wake up and get one.

Micro ncessitant a power supply. fantme

many dynamic

grain in the voice, especially on a woman who has a warm voice, it will be transcribed Fidler.

heat

no feedback

trs a good cardioid

studio: trs well

live well too, although it is active, so much better than the full range Shure: finer grain friendly voice.

rgal a lamp with a compressor

it's one foot in the high-end authentic

OVERALL OPINION

Used for over a year

most is the fine grain &

the least is that it will highlight the mistakes of or singer!

bcp test led me to buy the KMS 105, above the others, including on price

the quality is, the memory fades of the price ..

it is a "must have" for any self-respecting studio

For specifications see the other site notice or Neumann

OVERALL OPINION

The conclusions of a comparative test of quality that I have made with several microphones.
The purpose of the test was to assess the intrinsic quality of the micro and not to make a commercial recording.
Recording of different voices of women, men, children and different musical instruments such as piano, bass, violin, timpani, snare drum, horn and bassoon.
Being more specialized in classical music, I have the ear very critical and always looking for the greatest possible transparency.
Here are the microphones used in my test:
- Dynamic: Sennheiser E855, E945, Shure BETA 58
- Capacitors: KMS105 Neumann, Audio Technica AT4050, Sennheiser E865, Shure SM 87, Studio Project C3, C4 Studio project, Behringer B2pro,

Equipment used for testing: Preamp RME, HD24 recorder 24 tracks, monitors Genelec 1037B.

I will not give an opinion on the feedback rejection and directionality, has already been covered in other reviews.
Tests were carried out blind, to avoid any preference.
I will not let you linger over the KMS105 crushed by far all other microphones.
Indeed its perfect resolution to capture transient finest and most powerful make this micro reference.
The high frequencies are reproduced with a smooth, precision and dynamic that we can not find on any other microphones.
The horn and bassoon are captured with a finesse and a rich range of the entire sound spectrum. The studio project C3 pales on these instruments!
The snare is attached to a majestic way (I compared simultaneously recording and the instrument - listen to Genelec 1037B -), the range, vibration, and especially the dynamics, generate an exceptional presence. Only the C4 Studio project, can claim second place, jai was disappointed with my C3 (these last two microphones, fairly well together, are far from having the sharpness and transparency of the neumann!).
For piano, as With regard to a qualitative test, I have placed the microphones 30 cm string of the first octave, then the last, that in order to capture the lowest frequencies.
The piano is an instrument that I know well and I have the chance to have personally half a tail, so I think this test I am not mistaken a lot!
The KMS drives the point home a little more! I thought my invincible Studio Project C4, This KMS105, microphone in hand singing voice, I am puzzled ...
Rest assured, I am not paid by Neumann!

I'm not talking about the audio technica 4050, the behringer and others, forget the ...
The problem with these microphones is bad behavior in the transitional regime (reactivity of the membrane of signals with changes in frequency and level very fast).
For piano, transcribed KMS rich harmonic chords of octave higher, they are transmitted with a transparent clear, leaving open the sound characteristic ceramic.
The lower octave vibrates and suggests the resonance of the soundboard.
The emotion is there, a sign of transparency exeptionnelle!
As for the voices, the choice is more subtle, depending on what the are looking for.
Of all the microphones tested, that is the KMS that brings more nuances and has the most beautiful grain, especially on the voices of children.

This is the result of a test n 'involves my own opinions and I think I was as objective as possible. It is clear that the super-cardioid KMS does not support the registration of certain instruments, such as the piano, but anyway, after an appropriate placement, it may be useful.
Although the microphone is designed for singing, it m 'convinced by its outstanding sound quality and high dynamic instruments, certainly due to its perfect transient response.
And in addition, it enjoys a very good value for money.
Added April 5, 2006
I have recently recorded a children's choir (ten).
I placed the KMS couple A / B, turned slightly toward the center of the choir (15 °).
Very convincing results, the choir was listening to the recording bloffé by the realism and accuracy of the stamps. He 's told that he had never heard a record as realistic. I myself was amazed at the quality of this recording, in any case, it is the best I could do a children's choir.