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Re: $1500, what mics would you buy?
« Reply #30 on: January 31, 2005, 04:37:26 PM »
I really did love my KM140s...

...and they continue to be loved...   ;D just got out with 'em for the first time this weekend.  Nice!!!  5 min setup rocks!!

but yes, new prices on neumann stuff are totally out of control.  I'll be holding on to my 391/93's for awhile!! 
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Re: $1500, what mics would you buy?
« Reply #31 on: January 31, 2005, 04:39:57 PM »
If I was going with SD mics at that price, I'd go AKG 48x.
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Re: $1500, what mics would you buy?
« Reply #32 on: January 31, 2005, 06:49:44 PM »
A nice used set of Neumann KMR81i short shotguns.  I'll upgrade those coveted babies someday.

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Re: $1500, what mics would you buy?
« Reply #33 on: February 01, 2005, 08:27:21 AM »
with the recent price increase on MGs, the caps are absurd ~$950 for a pair

You think that's absurd...try $1400 a pair for Neumann caps, and that's before the price increase goes into effect next month.

I really did love my KM140s...but for just a couple hundred more I grabbed some used AKGs + ck61, ck62, and ck63 caps. Not many mics with that much versatility for under 2 grand.

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Re: $1500, what mics would you buy?
« Reply #34 on: February 01, 2005, 10:22:35 PM »
with the recent price increase on MGs, the caps are absurd ~$950 for a pair

You think that's absurd...try $1400 a pair for Neumann caps, and that's before the price increase goes into effect next month.

I really did love my KM140s...but for just a couple hundred more I grabbed some used AKGs + ck61, ck62, and ck63 caps. Not many mics with that much versatility for under 2 grand.

they're not that expensive yet, except 50's
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Re: $1500, what mics would you buy?
« Reply #35 on: February 01, 2005, 11:19:46 PM »
with the recent price increase on MGs, the caps are absurd ~$950 for a pair

You think that's absurd...try $1400 a pair for Neumann caps, and that's before the price increase goes into effect next month.

I really did love my KM140s...but for just a couple hundred more I grabbed some used AKGs + ck61, ck62, and ck63 caps. Not many mics with that much versatility for under 2 grand.

they're not that expensive yet, except 50's

50's are their most expensive capsules, but theyre the worst sounding IMO, YMMV
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