Topic: Next Mics?

[Patrick]

You could look for a used set of 393's or 391's.  Not quite 480's, but getting there.

Definitely great mics.

I thought he wanted some LD's though   

Charles, buy Jon's Cm300's back!  He just upgraded, and they're probably going to be for sale here soon.

[bluegrass_brad]

Honestly, if  I could afford to get whatever I wanted right now, I'd be running 483's. For the type of music I tape...

This is why I suggested the Bluelines.

[Sanjay]

Honestly, if  I could afford to get whatever I wanted right now, I'd be running 483's. For the type of music I tape...

This is why I suggested the Bluelines.

Musicsherlock has a pair of 393's for sale, Aberg83 has the CK91 Caps, together for less than $800 I am sure you could grab them both.  I have seen Aberg's caps and I know they're pristine, and I have purchased gear from Musicsherlock and it was in absolute mint condition as he described it.  These are nice mics as well.

[charles]

You could look for a used set of 393's or 391's.  Not quite 480's, but getting there.

Definitely great mics.

I thought he wanted some LD's though   

Charles, buy Jon's Cm300's back!  He just upgraded, and they're probably going to be for sale here soon.

I sold those mics to Jon. Great pair, but I'm ready to move on.

[charles]

Still no opinions on at4040's or 4041's?

[stirinthesauce]

You could look for a used set of 393's or 391's.  Not quite 480's, but getting there.

Definitely great mics.

I thought he wanted some LD's though  

Charles, buy Jon's Cm300's back!  He just upgraded, and they're probably going to be for sale here soon.

Those won't be hitting the yard sale, already holding them for a former Nak owner.  Just waiting for my mics and ua-5 to come in the mail. 
Lot's of good suggestions here, Charles.  Can't wait to see what ya buy!

[charles]

Still no opinions on at4040's or 4041's?

with a price range of $600-800 :

imo the adk tl's are the mics to get if you want ld's.

are you set on ld's?

no...

[bluelawn]

januszak has a pair of 4041's & i think for the price are possibly the most underrated mic on this page-
lots of examples on the archive-
check my 2005-10-31 ymsb show...

seth

[charles]

januszak has a pair of 4041's & i think for the price are possibly the most underrated mic on this page-
lots of examples on the archive-
check my 2005-10-31 ymsb show...

seth

Yeah....I've heard those shows and I do like the sound of those mics. I think I met Keith in Atlanta last winter.


What about MC012's?

[spoogles]

i have a set of mc012's and like the omni and hyper caps, the cards don't really do that much for me. the mics tend to be thick on the mid range and  have a sloppy low end but you can do the bass roll off mod on them to tighten that up.  they are definately decent mics and you can get a msp for pretty cheap on yard sale or ebay. there are some new matched stereo sets with the large dia capsules that are black.

[wbrisette]

Any opinions on say AT4040s or any of the AT mics? Many fall in my price range, but I don't know much about them.

I own a set of AT4040 LD mics. These are sweet mics for vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, or many other acoustic instruments close up. However, these mics have some odd frequency curves to them and I definitely wouldn't want to use these other than as close-up mics. One of the local bluegrass bands had my set for close to 6 months. Heck if they hadn't of destroyed one of them, they probably would still have them.

Total cost for a pair was $500 or so.

Wayne

[VA_TAPER]

One more vote for the josephsons!!!!

[Nick's Picks]

the josephsones are real nice..but for the cash, i'd go Peluso in a heartbeat.

[charles]

Just out of curiosity, are there hypers for the c-4's yet.....or are there any in the works?

[charles]

It looks as though, right now, my choice is AT 4050's.......b/c I really like the sound and having the multi pattern LD. I know the TL's are multi pattern (w/ better pattern choices), but I really like the AT sound more than the ADK's. The 393's IMO are not an option. I just don't like the sound...they sound muddy to me. I would try out the Pelusos, but my friend Jon just bought a pair, and I'd rather try out something different ( you can't switch out when you've got the same mics.) As for the Josephsons....I don't know. I would still consider them a possibility. Hmmm. What else. I think that's it. So, what do you guys think....poor choice? Let me know. I want to make the right decision here. Am I missing something?