Yeah, the Berliner *may* sound OK, but there is really nothing to differentiate this from all the other Chinese SDC mics.
Really, I would trust Studio Projects, ADK, etc more than these guys. At least they have a known product. Maybe not great, but there is a name, and lots of people have used them.
Richard
Richard that's goofy. What differentiates it from other mics is the sound. Have you used them?
These Berliner mics are light years ahead of the Studio Projects C4.
Here's a show recorded with them
http://www.archive.org/details/um2010-06-05.berlinerCM33.flac16
OK, maybe I'm being too harsh. I have not used them.
What I meant to say is, they are *likely* to be Chinese made mics, like many many others (ADK, Studio Projecs, etc). We do not know whether they are better. We don't know if there are any unique parts of the engineering or manufacture, or if the measured specifications are better. I contrast these with companies that manufacture their own capsules, such as Neuman, Beyerdynamic, AKG, etc, where we have reasons for preferring one brand over another, for example for the sound, capsules, or accessories.
Now, if someone at Berliner said something about the actual capsule manufacture, such as a unique diaphragm material/construction, engineering, etc, I might believe them.
I guess time will tell. If these sound significantly better in a side-by-side test (studio or field recording) that would be interesting.
Richard