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Title: what stand to buy, and placement question
Post by: caymanreview on March 13, 2003, 08:40:23 PM: just got a pair of akg 391's bought and was wondering if anyone could reccomend me a good stand for them

also wondering what kind of placement everyone reccomends for these mics

il be taping outside at 20ft from the stage
Title: Re:what stand to buy, and placement question
Post by: DaryanLenz on March 13, 2003, 08:55:45 PM: Probably ortf or din at that distance. I use a bogen/manfrotto light stand that goes up to thirteen feet. I got mine from micsupply.com. They have a pretty large selection. I have seen the shure stand in the field a bunch, and it looks nice as well!

Daryan
Title: Re:what stand to buy, and placement question
Post by: goose on March 13, 2003, 09:01:12 PM: As for the stand, I highly recommend the bogen 3322B. It goes to 13 feet, and is the new "stacker" design. I recommend B&H photo as the retailer (let me know if I should edit out the retailer reference). I was actually able to buy a used 3322 through their website - was just like new, but $20 cheaper than new (and their new prices are cheaper than you will find on any taper website). http://hyperlink2.com/?201
Title: Re:what stand to buy, and placement question
Post by: DaryanLenz on March 13, 2003, 09:23:54 PM: There ya have it. Cool thing about ts.com, we can post retailers, which I for one, find a lot more helpful!

Good luck on the mic stand search!

Daryan
Title: Re:what stand to buy, and placement question
Post by: nickgregory on March 13, 2003, 09:32:14 PM: Quote from: caymanreview on March 13, 2003, 08:40:23 PM
just got a pair of akg 391's bought and was wondering if anyone could reccomend me a good stand for them

also wondering what kind of placement everyone reccomends for these mics

il be taping outside at 20ft from the stage

At a distance that close, run DIN, you will get a good image and nice sound. Quite honestly, DIN will give you the best results with the 91 caps in most cases....
Title: Re:what stand to buy, and placement question
Post by: caymanreview on March 13, 2003, 09:35:17 PM: explain the abbreviations on din and such for someone who has never done anything but patch

thanks
Title: Re:what stand to buy, and placement question
Post by: nickgregory on March 13, 2003, 09:37:26 PM: Go here,

http://www.dpamicrophones.com/eng_pub/

click on microphone university and configs...will give you definitions on all configs.

Oh yeah and on the stand, I have a Bogen 17 ft'er...and I would recommend Bogen over most in that you can leave that thing completely folded, duct tape it to the seats in an arena/shed and run it straight up....takes up a hell of alot less room....
Title: Re:what stand to buy, and placement question
Post by: creekfreak on March 13, 2003, 10:15:21 PM: I second the 3322B, just got mine today, what a nice stand.
Title: Re:what stand to buy, and placement question
Post by: Brian Skalinder on March 14, 2003, 09:47:06 AM: I'm very happy with my APIC Featherlite stand. The Featherlite series includes a whole range of sizes. Mine extends to 15', and folds up to 26", I think. Nice and compact, yet still stable. They go for around $80. They can be reached at 201-261-2160. If anyone orders one, make sure you tell them it's for taping and therefore needs a 5/8-27 thread.
Title: Re:what stand to buy, and placement question
Post by: Tim on March 14, 2003, 02:01:55 PM: I wouldn't run the 391's anyway but DIN, try out some other configurations to find what you like but I think you'll be happy with DIN. Good luck!