Topic: Upgrade from AT853? Stealth only

[Dede2002]

^ also could have the best mix ever..and pull a schwank recording if you're in a bad location.

Location is absolutely paramount.

Kinda a marriage of sorts.  Without properly dialed in house sound, there is no sweet spot.

Perfect point. That's what I was trying to say: even the knowledgeable taper has limits.
Without a good sound source, there is no sweet spot.

[yltfan]

Not cheap, but what about Milab VM44 Link?

[youngsbest]

Does any one have any experience with the sp cmc 19, AT898 cardioids? Are they an upgrade from the 853s? Haven't seen many recordings with them.

[acidjack]

Does any one have any experience with the sp cmc 19, AT898 cardioids? Are they an upgrade from the 853s? Haven't seen many recordings with them.

FWIW, when I bought my CMC-8's I asked Chris C. of Sound Professionals whether to buy these instead.  He recommended that for my application (generally, rock music, amplified) the CMC-8 were the better choice.  I since replaced my caps with the adapter and U853s and find those to be even better than the CMC-8.  I'm sure if you put the question to him, Chris can help with a compare.  If I remember correctly, the reason he thought they weren't a good option for me was they lack bass, but I could be misquoting.

(But no, to answer your question, I haven't tried them). 

[Ziggz]

Does any one have any experience with the sp cmc 19, AT898 cardioids? Are they an upgrade from the 853s? Haven't seen many recordings with them.

You sure you've got the right CMC-#? The CMC-19's were the first mics I owned, and I don't think they are AT's for $59. They sounded quite tinny - Frequency Response: 80 - 18,000 Hz

[youngsbest]

Yes, you're right, should be cmc 9 not 19.