Topic: What gear to use?? Recorder & Mic

[jlykos]

A pair of 4061 retail new for $837 here (including 16% tax)  - $700 for used ones seems a little bit much?

Not really, they tend to hold their value well.

If you live in Germany or other EU states, musicians-gear.com may have a better price.

[Brian Skalinder]

A pair of 4061 retail new for $837 here (including 16% tax)  - $700 for used ones seems a little bit much?

If you're in the US, consider looking around and calling some of the more common online retailers, maybe Sonic Sense for starters.  Often times published retail prices are not the actual selling price, but the retailers are prevented from publishing lower prices publicly.

[Chrysler]

i am located in germany. I just checked on musicians-gears prices. They are the same as anyones for the 4061 (333EUR - excl. tax would be 285 EUR each (approx. 720 USD for a pair)) (only the black colored version is 50 EUR more expensive  ).

With the current EUR-USD exchange rate i assume i make a better deal if i buy in america.

It would be great to get an opinion on the other mics i mentioned...

[caymanreview]

what about import taxes or whatever you may incur for buying in the states?

[Chrysler]

if buyed used i only have to undervalue the package and it will pass customs without having to pay taxes (marked as gift).

As for D100 - even if declared corretly it still would be cheaper to import it than to buy it in germany (it still retails for 900 EUR here).

I found the DPA 4061 black for 512 EUR (644 USD) for a pair (new - from ireland).  

[thoman8r]

yeah, i intend to buy (at least the D100) used.
from what i read they seem to have already been sold.

A pair of 4061 retail new for $837 here (including 16% tax)  - $700 for used ones seems a little bit much?

16% sales tax?!?!  Geez man, remind me not to move where you live!

[Sean Gallemore]

pair of AT853Rx - used for $350
SD mp-2 - used for $375, maybe less
D100 - used for $400 (i presume even cheaper if you don't need the 7pin)

almost within your price range, a little self-fluffing

[Chrysler]

i am a little bit confused which mic i should get now. Do the DPA 4061 also provide the ability to plug different card/hyper/subcard/omni into its cap?

How do the Core Sound Mics (http://www.core-sound.com/mics.html Products)perform?