Topic: Download akg393 vs. km184 comparison

[aberg]

http://s51.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1WPYA3XPUMXZD3DMNFRMBQFV9U

Try and guess which mic is in which recording. The clips are from the same song but at slightly different points. I was too lazy to queue the song back up to the same place. You can still get a good feel for the overall performance of each mic.

Let me know your guesses and preference.

[Aaron41]

I'm not sure which is which. I prefer 0003 though. 0002 has this odd watery sound to it. I can't quite describe it but I don't dig it nearly as much as I dig the sound on 0003.

I don't know the differences to be able to pick one out from the other. My guess is that 0002 is the AKGs. They have more of an omni sound to them in my ears. I'd love for the AKGs to be 0003 since I just picked up a pair.

[willndmb]

i like 002 better in this case
however usually i like akg sound better anyway, so i hope that 02 is the akg
although the akg i think cost far less so maybe the better sound is going to the 184s


but to answer the real question i can not tell which is which

[Nick Graham]

I say 002 is AKG, 003 is Neumanns.

I prefer 003 FWIW, be interested to know which is which though...

[Sanjay]

I think this is a great comparison!  I enjoyed it

[aberg]

Yeah, it's been quite informative on my end 

I'm going to post one more comparison later today using a sample with much more bass in it, and also using the same segment from each song. I think in the first comparison, different cymbals were used in each part which may contribute that that "watery" sound, but maybe not.

After that I'll post which mics are which.

[Sanjay]

Here is andrew's second comparison, songs are synced

http://s39.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=374Z1FY2G5VE61FD743XRZW8NT

[SparkE!]

It sounds like 1B and 2A are the same mics and 1A and 2B are the same mics.  I think I like 1B/2A better and I'm guessing that they are the 184s.

[momule]

I say 002 is Neumanns, 003 is AKG

I like the sound of 002 better.  which Is odd for me cause I normally dont like the sound of Neumanns at all..

[Aaron41]

I like 1B more than 1A. There seems to be better stereo separation and placement. The instruments are in deeper in your head instead of right in front. Again, don't know if any of this is making sense. lol

I also like 2B more than 2A for the same reason.

Watch... 1B will be the same mic as 2A and totally blow my mind.

I will say though that both mics sound great. I'm happy I picked up the 391s. Just gotta get out and tape.

[dgodwin]

a=neumanns
b=akgs

my guess

[aberg]

I'll wait for a few more people to chime in here with their guesses, but this is pretty interesting.

[willndmb]

as stated in the 1st set i like 002 better
in the 2nd i like 1A better then 1B, there is a noticable difference between them i think
 2 A and B sound the same to me, if i had to pick i guess 2b sounds slightly better then 2a

i still couldn't tell you which is which but i like 002, 1a, 2b best in these clips

[Ed.]

1a,2a = akg
1b,2b = neumann

is my guess, however, i think i like 1a and 2b.  I don't know, this is too difficult, my ears are broken, but both recordings sound really good.

[dgodwin]

I shouldn't have an opinion as I listened on $10 speakers, but I posted all ready.