whomever said that LDs are less detailed forgot to mention that this is only from a distance perhaps(?).
Up close, on an instrument or stage lip, they are very detailed....AND throw a big fat soundstage.
they sound less detailed mainly because of thicker and bigger diagphram. a typical
sd condenser has 3 micron thick diaph. over 16-19 mm capsule,whereas most
ld mics have 6 micron thickness over a 25mm-24mm capsule.
why 3 micron thick ld capsules are not mass produced?
easy answer.because none of the mic manufacture has until this day produced a ld mic(34 mm) with properly tensioned 3 micron diagph capsule.
there is currently one facility on earth,who can deliever high quality tensioning and impeccable hand tuning of the capsule,that is stephen paul audio in california.
working on these low mass and thin tolerances,requires talent.mic building becomes art.