If there was a way of getting active Gefells with the option of changing the caps, that would be outstanding.
Personally, I would stick with the Gefells, or try to run an NBox with them or something. I would not sacrifice the sound quality of these mics over anything else.
the nbox would be a way to run the Gefells with active cables. it seems like that is going to happen sooner rather than later, and that's what I'll go for. the question then becomes, how similar to the sms2000 bodies will the nbox sound (because when using the nbox, it's just the caps straight to the nbox, no mic bodies involved).
Lots of people buy dpa mics because they have too much money or whatever and want to only buy "the best,"
i think that's a bit ridiculous
An issue with the Gefell caps as well is the staggering amount of money they cost. I have been looking for a pair of M20 card caps and have not seen them for under $1000 a pair new. Very few people run these so they do not show up used as well.
yeah, at this point, all the mic options are great and the differences between them are a matter of taste. that said, they are all also very expensive. some options more-so than others. but I don't really want to get into cost considerations just yet. this thread is mostly to gather opinions and for me to "think out loud" about my options. of course, cost will have to be a consideration when it comes down to my final choice, but I don't want to think about that just yet.
now, a little side-thought about the NBOX. obviously no one has ever run one with the MG caps. Tim has a JK Labs box that runs the MG caps, and he cannot tell the difference between it and the sms2000 mic bodies. but we've never done a side-by-side comp and anyway, the nbox will probably sound different from his JK Labs box. so, for the
schoeps nbox, has any done a direct comparison between the mk4 > nbox and the mk4 > kc5 > cmc6 ?? many people are happy with the sound of the nbox behind their schoeps, but really and in actuality, is it indistinguishable from the cmc6 bodies?? or how about a ccm4 vs. mk4 > nbox ?? anyone ever done a direct comparison?