I think if I had bright sounding mics I was stay far away from silver clad....
I disagree with this statement. I run JW Mod 460's, which have been said by many to be "bright" mics. I've run BBee's & Hi Ho Silvers with these mics, and IMO they sound fantastic. But that's my $0.02. To each their own.
Thanks again to NashPhil for taking the time to put this together. +T
I don't doubt that they sound fantastic, but I think many would agree that the silvers hype the highs a bit (or the copper dulls the highs). Either way, silver are not doing anything to make those mics less bright. Hell you might like a bright sounding recording, so it is your preference. IMO that is what it is all about. I don't think any of these cables change the dynamics or quality of the recording that much, but they do seem to add some frequency flavor.
I would agree that it's all up to the listener, ultimately. I just don't want someone reading the original statement & thinking that silver cables of any sort will ruin their recordings when using bright mics. It may or may not
for them. All the different flavors of pre's/adc's everyone runs can have the same sort of impact on the high frequencies of a recording. Running "bright" mics with an Apogee & a Grace will give you a different sound even when using the same silver cables. Ultimately, it's the full chain (mics through adc) that determine the sound/feel of the recording in the end. It also has to do with the playback that one listen's to the recording on. Take for instance a playback where someone may feel the sound is too warm to their ears & use a "brighter" set of interconnects/cables to even the tones. Or vice versa where the playback is too "bright" and the user moves to a warmer set of interconnects/cables to even it out.
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