Topic: What small hypers are there to consider?

[chk]

As someone already mentioned:
schoeps mk41 > NBob Active cables > Tinybox or NBox

very smooth off axis w/ excellent lower-end and "reach".
You then have the flexibility to use any of the Colette series capsules, which cover effectively any recording application.

[blg]

As someone already mentioned:
schoeps mk41 > NBob Active cables > Tinybox or NBox

very smooth off axis w/ excellent lower-end and "reach".
You then have the flexibility to use any of the Colette series capsules, which cover effectively any recording application.

^ This

[nicegrin]

Thanks for the answers guys.

I've used AT943 hypers and Audix 1280 HC caps with church cables before and I do like the clean sound they produce.
The AT 943 H (SP CMC-8) has been my to go to mics for quite some times especially if you can't choose recording location and end up far away from the sound source.
I have never regret that I've brought them to a show really but as said earlier in this thread they are thin on bass.
I suppose MK41 -> cmrs -> tinybox -> recorder is as small as a high end rig gets today but I was curious if there is anything between that Schoeps setup and the AT943/Audix1280/AT853
both in size and price worth considering?

 

[acidjack]

I suppose MK41 -> cmrs -> tinybox -> recorder is as small as a high end rig gets today but I was curious if there is anything between that Schoeps setup and the AT943/Audix1280/AT853
both in size and price worth considering?

not really. Arguably the AKG ck93>battery box setup is a touch smaller, but that setup is a true homebrew that lacks an elegant solution like AKG ck63>actives or the Schoeps. Cost-wise obviously the AKG CK63 cost a lot less than Schoeps and sound very good, much better than just about anything but Schoeps in this category.

[nicegrin]

I've got a pair of AKG CK93 homebrews. Never found them that amazing to be honest and not even a step up from the AT943s and the Audix.
Maybe I should make a comp one day but I can't really remember being blown away by any CK93 recording I've made or heard.