Topic: Ahhh, the convoluted path we travel...

[jnorman34]

I know that most of you just buy a single pair of mics, use them, and never think about other mics, but there are a few of us who have been through 2 or 3 (okay, maybe even more than 3) pairs of different mics and setups, just because we are made out of money and love wasting it on endless new mics, preamps, etc.  so, i thought i might start a thread about our histories of buying mics, and the convoluted path to where we are now.

my path:
royer r121 ribbons and a pair of akg c1000s.  sold em.
coles 4038s, neumann tlm103s (acckkk!!) and km184s.  sold em
rode nt5s and rode NTKs. sold em
akg c391bs and at4051s.  sold em.
more km184s.  sold em.
akg c481s.  kept them
dpa 4061s. sold em
schoeps cmc64s.  sold them and the 481s for...
DPA 4011s.  sold em.
more km184s. sold em
back to akg 481s.  and a pair of 391bs.  sold em
pair of at4041s and shinybox 46 ribbons.  sold em
more 481s and a pair of 461s.
another pair of 391bs.
pair of naiants to play with - gave em away here on tapers.
another pair of at4051s
sold the 481s and 461s.
pair of at4050s.

dang, i know i am forgetting several other mics i have had, but i am not exactly thinking clearly right at this moment...in retrospect, i have liked pretty much all of those mics except the tlm103s and the nt5s.  best bang for buck mics have been the c391b, C481s, and AT4051s.

since i am not a preamp slut, i had a millennia media HV3D for most of that time.  sold it.

so then, have you ever owned more than one pair of mics??

[jnorman34]

come on moke - lets see your list...

[shaggy]

Didn't we play this game before?

1985-1987 Radio Shack PZM (lost 'em)
   -13 years pass-
2000-2003 CSB with Batt box/lo cut switch (sold 'em)
2000-2004 Nakamichi CM301,2,3,4 (sold 'em all)
2002-2003 Nakamichi CM701 (sold 'em)
2003-       DPA 4061
2004-2005 AKG C481,3 (sold 'em)
2005-2006 CSB with Batt batt box/lo cut switch (sold 'em)
2005-       Neumann KM140 actives (sold the LC3KAs and picked up AK50s and LC3 with lemo ends 2006-7)
2005-       Schoeps mk4v, mk21, mk41 (picked up 41s 8/2007 and sold the 21s 11/2007)
2008-       Schoeps mk8

2000-2004 Nakamichi MX100
2003-2006 Sonosax SXM2
2005-       Sonosax SXM2/LS2
2005-       Schoeps vms02ib
2006-       Schoeps vst62iug
2003-       SONY Oade mod SBM-1
2005-       Edirol Oade T+mod UA-5
2006-2007 Edirol Oade W+mod UA-5

Neumann KM140s are gettin sold this month to chucky.  Keeping the AK50s and the LC3 lemos, the moe show I did 4-22-2007 on archive is probably one of the best recording I have made of a jamband.

[darby]

1983 Tascam PE 120s   sold them in 1984
1984 Sennheiser MD 421s   sold them in 1991(DAMMIT!)
1988 AKG 451E/ck1&2s   BORROWED until 1990 but got to keep the ck2s
1990 AKG 451EB/ck1s   still own them but had Land Audio refurbish them in 2007
1994 CSBs traded to a TECH buddy in exchange for his AKG ck2s
2006 AKG 414B-XLS/ST   still own them
2007 AKG ck8s   bought from TWOODRUFF
2007 sold ck2s to intpseeker

I have owned 4 Sony D6s  1983 to 1985 Sony kept replacing the Piece Of Shits
3 Sony D5s 1985 to   still own 1 but it doesn't work
1 Teac DA-P20  1993 to 1997
1 Sony D7  1994 to 1998
1 Tascam DA-P1  1997 to 2007  sold to ero3030
1 Sony D8  1998 to 2007  sold to an old taping buddy
1 Tascam HD-P2  2006 to PRESENT

1 Oade Warm UA-5  2004 to 2005 sold in YS but can't recall the buyer
1 Lunatec V3  2005 to PRESENT   


not really changing that much over the years
those Sennheiser MD 421s would be worth alot more now than when I sold them

[jnorman34]

darby and shaggy - very sweet!  nice setups, both of you.
moke - we need some specifics here...

btw, i did forget both the pairs of studio projects SP-C1s, and my very nice little pair of gefell M300s.  and i know i had another pair of km184s in there somewhere - sold em.

[John Willett]

so then, have you ever owned more than one pair of mics??

Yes - of course

OK then......................
(dates are approximate except for the last few)
1970 - 2 x Unisound cardioids - sold them
1972 - 2 x Beyer M67N - still have
1972 - 1 x AKG C452 / CK1 / VR 1 (s/h) - still have
1973 - 1 x Sennheiser MD 421 (s/h)- still have
1975 - 2 x Tandy PZM - sold them
1978 - 1 x AKG D12 (s/h) - still have
1978 - 1 x Neumann SM 2 (s/h non working & without psu) - sold it to an American
1983 - 1 x Neumann KMR 81i - still have
1983 - 2 x Calrec 2050 (s/h) - still have
1983 - 1 x Sennheiser MD 441 (s/h) - still have
1987 - 2 x Sennheiser MKH 40 - still have
1987 - 2 x Sennheiser MKH 20 - still have
1987 - 1 x Sennheiser MKH 30 - still have
1988 - 2 x Sennheiser MKH 816F - still have
1989 - 1 x Sennheiser MKH 30 - still have
1993 - 1 x Neumann TLM 103 - still have
1995 - 1 x Neumann GFM 132 - still have
1998 - 1 x Neumann GFM 132 - still have
2003 - 2 x Sennheiser MKH 800 - still have
2007 - 2 x Neumann KM 183-D with DMI-2 - still have
2007 - 2 x Neumann KK 131-D (extra heads for above) - still have
2008 - 2 x Sennheiser MKH 8020 - coming soon
2008 - 2 x Sennheiser MKH 8040 - coming soon

And I would probably have a heart attack if I calculated the current replacement value of that lot. 

[pmonk66]

Well, I just started open taping last year with SP C4 and pretty snatched up some KM 184's from the Yard Sale last year and I can see myself sticking with them for the long haul.

[Brian Skalinder]

Sound Pros AT933 (forget the precise model #), sold for...
Oktava MC012, sold for...
MBHO 603A + KA200, sold for...
Neumann KM100 + AK40 / AK30, sold for...
Schoeps CMC6 + KC5 + MK4s
...added Schoeps MK41s
...bought and immediately sold Schoeps MK2s for...
...Schoeps MK21s
Added AKG C414B-ULS, sold for...
AKG C414B-XLS
Sold C414B-XLS, MK21s, MK41s, bought...
AKG C34
Added single Schoeps MK41, MK21, MK8
...
Which leaves me with a current state:  Schoeps CMC6 + KC5 + MK21 / MK5s / MK41 / MK8, AKG C34

[F0CKER]

95-96: AT822 -> AKG391's
97-98: Neumann km184
99-00: Neumann KM 143/150
(Five Year Hiatus)
05-07: Schoeps 621/41
08: Soundfield ST350

[aegert]

Well Started out patching....

1982 TCd5 Sold
1984 TC-D5M Sold
1986 Maranz PMD? Can't remember to early in AM ROFL Stolen
1987 Swore off the grateful dead and lifestyle Quit FOr good (yea right!)

Busy with life
2006 V3, SD722, Tascam HD-p2 Patching from taping partners 184's, Got  Uher240 cassette and Uher 4400 report         Reel
2007 Added Korg MR-1000
2008 V2 from taping partner and got Schoeps CMT44's and Sennheiser MKH8040st

Now:
Mics CMT44's, MKH8040st
PRE: V2 & V3
Cables: Build all self
Decks: Uher 240AV & 4400R, Korg MR-1000, SD722, HD-P2

[jnorman34]

crikey - bunch of nice stuff everybody!  it does appear that we are all made out of money, and apparently have no other obligations, like fix the house or car, or buying momma some new shoes...

[JasonSobel]

my list is a bit shorter than some other folks here...

May 2002 - Jan 2003 - AKG 391's
Jan 2003 - April 2005 - Neumann km184's
April 2005 - May 2005 - Audix m1290's (cards and hypers)
May 2005 - present - Microtech Gefell m200's

[Gizby]

Lemme see.

ATR35s (don't laugh): 2004, still have
SP-CMC-2: 2004, still have
Studio Projects C4s: 2006, still have
MBHO 603s/KA 200 Ns: 2006, sold to some fellow in Spain in 2007
Neumann KM184s: 2007, sold to pmonk66 in 2007
Oktava MK012s: 2007, still have

I haven't done nearly enough with microphones as you folks have. I don't plan on using the ATR35s ever again, although it is responsible for some near and dear recordings (the minidisc recorder it was used with, however, has left me bitter and spiteful to that technology). I don't know if I'll ever use the SP-CMC-2 again because one of the clips is missing and one capsule is louder than the other. A shame, it did some very good work. The C4s are probably going to stay around forever but not see much use. They're kind of banged up cosmetically, too, so I don't think I could sell them even if I wanted to. There was a beautiful period where I went all slutty and picked up MBHOs AND Neumanns. But money problems reared its ugly head and they had to be sold. A shame because I never got to use either set to their full potential. But I'm glad pmonk is putting the Neumanns to good use. I'll probably keep the Oktavas forever. They get a good sound, I got them modded, and they can be used for music and film/video work.

Once I win the lottery, though, I'm buying everything.

[wbrisette]

I know I'll probably miss something but...

Sound Professional omnis pair - Sold
AKG 391 pair- Sold
Earthworks SR-77 pair - Still have
Earthworks QTC-1 pair - Still have
Earthworks SR-30 pair - Still have
Earthworks QTC-40 pair - Still have
Neumann KMR82i - Still have
Rode NTG1 - Still have
Sennheiser 418S - Still have
Sennheiser 8040 - Still have
AT4040 pair - Still have
Sanken COS11 lav (3) - Still have
DPA 4063 lav - Still have


Wendt X2 - Sold
Wendt X4 - Sold
Zaxcom Deva II - Traded in for
Zaxcom Deva IV - Traded in for
Zaxcom Deva 5.8


That's about it other than wireless gear.

Wayne

[dennisrtyler]

i started off right

patched '99-'03
schoeps cmc6/mk4 '03-'07
schoeps ccm4 '07-present
dpa 4060 '08-present