e: low frequency deeper and warmer (people that don't like that sound might call it slightly muddy), highs seem fairly natural
o: more mid/high clarity, but at the expense of a natural sound....
My guess:
E:DPA
O:943
Well, this was everyone's guess (5 total).
And you may all be surprised to learn that this is wrong!
E = AT
O = DPA
So according to the above post, ATs sound more "natural" than DPAs.
Anyway, it seems everyone was fairly convinced that "E" was the DPA version — and that DPAs were better with their obviously distinct sound. Well, how about that?
Alright, I do realize there is *some* difference between the two recordings, but it's really not very significant. And no, I wasn't recording the best-sounding concert ever. But really, how many times is someone in an absolutely perfect situation like that?
I have some other things to say in response to the above comments, but I'll save them for another time. I just thought some people might be hungry for the results.
For me, I really wouldn't care which mics I use for recording a typical rock show. At the moment I'm still using my DPAs as my omni rig, part of the reason simply being because they were my first mics and have more sentimental value to me. But if something went wrong with them, I wouldn't feel the least bit bad for using ATs instead.