How do you like your AT853 omnis in this application?
I have not tried the AT853O. But I have tried card and subcard. I like them quite a bit, but they are not quite there in terms of "transparency". It is one thing to have great sound (like the MKE2), but quite another to have the impression "holy sh*t I'm in the room". I'm going for the later...
After a while (and some intoxicating substances help open up a whole new clarity of listening for me
) you get the "feeling" of the mics. My feelings (so far) are as follows:
- WM61a. Pretty transparent, but a bit "tinny" or maybe resonant, at upper mid frequencies
- MKE2. Very balanced in frequency, but a bit muffled. Sounds like listening though a plastic bag or something
- AT853. Moderately transparent, but seems a bit 'dark' on the high end, maybe a *slight* resonance on mids. Hard to describe
- AT944. TBD. I'm wondering if this is different than the AT853
- CK91. Perfectly balanced, but not as clear/transparent as it could be
- AT822. Less balanced than the CK91, but seems more transparent
So it goes. It seems every capsule has it's own "flavour" if you could call it that...
Richard