Topic: R0DE NT5 Matched Pair - Your Opinion

[illconditioned]

Here's a sample of the Rode NT5's as overheads:

http://tinyurl.com/RodeNT5

Thanks, though I think we all agree that they sound great near-field...  Do you have any recordings from a distance that you are not happy with?

Note as the NT4 & NT55 use the same capsules you could probably widen the request for good band recordings for those mics too

Does anyone know if the Studio Projects C4 use the same capsules?  I *believe* the bodies at least are both made at, or with parts from, the 797 China factory.  The caps are interchangeable, but may have different manufacture process.  FWIW, I find the C4's to be a *very* nice sounding mic for the money.  I've got two pairs of these out "on loan" (at various venues) at the moment .

  Richard

[Javier Cinakowski]

Here's a sample of the Rode NT5's as overheads:

http://tinyurl.com/RodeNT5

Thanks, though I think we all agree that they sound great near-field...  Do you have any recordings from a distance that you are not happy with?

Note as the NT4 & NT55 use the same capsules you could probably widen the request for good band recordings for those mics too

Does anyone know if the Studio Projects C4 use the same capsules?  I *believe* the bodies at least are both made at, or with parts from, the 797 China factory.  The caps are interchangeable, but may have different manufacture process.  FWIW, I find the C4's to be a *very* nice sounding mic for the money.  I've got two pairs of these out "on loan" (at various venues) at the moment .

  Richard

no they don't use the same capsules, or body electronics.  the NT5 was originally made with the help of 797 parts.  Rode moved the entire manufacturing process in-house.  Rode did keep the same threading on the nt5 capsule, so the C4 capsules fit on the nt5....

here is an article from Sound On Sound
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/aug05/articles/rodevisit.htm

[illconditioned]

Here's a sample of the Rode NT5's as overheads:

http://tinyurl.com/RodeNT5

Thanks, though I think we all agree that they sound great near-field...  Do you have any recordings from a distance that you are not happy with?

Note as the NT4 & NT55 use the same capsules you could probably widen the request for good band recordings for those mics too

Does anyone know if the Studio Projects C4 use the same capsules?  I *believe* the bodies at least are both made at, or with parts from, the 797 China factory.  The caps are interchangeable, but may have different manufacture process.  FWIW, I find the C4's to be a *very* nice sounding mic for the money.  I've got two pairs of these out "on loan" (at various venues) at the moment .

  Richard

no they don't use the same capsules, or body electronics.  the NT5 was originally made with the help of 797 parts.  Rode moved the entire manufacturing process in-house.  Rode did keep the same threading on the nt5 capsule, so the C4 capsules fit on the nt5....

here is an article from Sound On Sound
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/aug05/articles/rodevisit.htm

Wow.  Thanks for that link.  Nice to see things made *outside* of China for a change...

  Richard