Nick, I'm listening to your 08-12 RatDog recording...
I wasn't expecting it to sound so analytical. It has a very *exact* sound to it. Probably not the best words, but analytical/ exact are the first words that pop in my head.
I guess that's the JW460 sound, as I am starting to hear it in the old C460/ JW-C460/ C480 comparrisions.
In listening to those comparissions, I right away gravitate to the 480 recording, followed by the stock C460's.
Since I am getting a pair of stock C460's soon, of course, I have am considering whether to get them JW moded or not...
When I listen to the comps, I hear the stock C460's as sounding more coloured than the other two. But to my ears, more organic, in a good way.
Hearing that Brad, Shawn and rokpunk like the stock mic's surprised me a bit, before I listened to the comps, but now I see/ hear what they mean.
As always, it's great to exchange thoughts and opinions. Seeing this thread is what got me thinking about buying a pair of the C460's.
Thanks for the heads up, as being able to run my C480's side by side with the C460's for a while will let me experiment more than I usually do, which hopefully will be educational.