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Title: Cable Comp: van den Hul Mic and Mil-Spec silver clads - UM 6/7/2007 Portland, OR
Post by: cshepherd on June 16, 2007, 04:04:44 PM

Umphrey's McGee Cable Comp
June 7th, 2007
Crystal Ballroom
Portland, Ore.
Thursday Night

http://eugenehifi.com/Comps/Umphrey's_6-7-07_Cable_Comp/ (http://eugenehifi.com/Comps/Umphrey's_6-7-07_Cable_Comp/)

Source:  Neumann km 184's (pointed directly at the stacks / ~ 75 degree spread) > Sound Devices 722 @ 16 / 44.1 (limiter off / recorded with a few "0 dB" peaks)
Location:  fob against the security aisle / 9' stand / centered / ~40' from stage
Transfer:  722 > firewire > Samplitude 6.04 (tracking) > wav > flac

van den Hul sample taken from 28:06 - 33:59 in the first set.
Mil-Spec sample taken from 32:40 - 39.17 in the second set

Cables were changed at set break.  Significant attention was paid to keep a consistent stereo configuration from cable to cable.
The Mil-Spec cables were made by one of the reputable cable makers on this board.

Title: Re: Cable Comp: van den Hul Mic and Mil-Spec silver clads - UM 6/7/2007 Portland
Post by: cshepherd on August 20, 2007, 11:42:12 PM

Anybody care to comment about which track sounds better? 

Chris

Title: Re: Cable Comp: van den Hul Mic and Mil-Spec silver clads - UM 6/7/2007 Portland, OR
Post by: Nick's Picks on August 21, 2007, 07:45:13 AM

I have not listened to it yet...
but after working w/the cable, I'm interested in giving them a solid listen.
that stuff is *well built*, to say the least.

Title: Re: Cable Comp: van den Hul Mic and Mil-Spec silver clads - UM 6/7/2007 Portland
Post by: cshepherd on August 21, 2007, 01:28:15 PM

Thanks, Nick.  +T
I hope you find some time to check it out.  I think the results are consistent with the other vdH cable comps previously posted.  Got any shows coming up?  I'll send the demo cables out if you're interested in using them in the field.

Chris

Title: Re: Cable Comp: van den Hul Mic and Mil-Spec silver clads - UM 6/7/2007 Portland, OR
Post by: Nick's Picks on August 21, 2007, 03:44:02 PM

Mule on 9-11.
I'd love to run a pair.

I'll have two rigs going, as long as Peluso comes through on time w/the P2.
it wont be a comp, but it will be fun to listen to them.

Title: Re: Cable Comp: van den Hul Mic and Mil-Spec silver clads - UM 6/7/2007 Portland
Post by: cshepherd on August 21, 2007, 04:07:08 PM

Excellent.  I think the cables will be in use this weekend, but I'll send them up via priority early next week. 

Chris

Title: Re: Cable Comp: van den Hul Mic and Mil-Spec silver clads - UM 6/7/2007 Portland, OR
Post by: Nick's Picks on August 21, 2007, 06:13:58 PM

awesome.
Thanks Chris.

Title: Re: Cable Comp: van den Hul Mic and Mil-Spec silver clads - UM 6/7/2007 Portland
Post by: willndmb on August 27, 2007, 08:13:39 PM

the vdh sounds SLIGHTLY better to me
but they cost a lot more correct? they don't sound that much better to justify a large price difference (at least to my ears)

thanks for the comp

Title: Re: Cable Comp: van den Hul Mic and Mil-Spec silver clads - UM 6/7/2007 Portland, OR
Post by: Nick's Picks on August 28, 2007, 08:13:12 AM

got the cables Chris.  fyi.
will be using them until you say you want them back.

love the catalog too.  can I keep that?

Title: Re: Cable Comp: van den Hul Mic and Mil-Spec silver clads - UM 6/7/2007 Portland
Post by: cshepherd on August 28, 2007, 12:18:15 PM

Thanks for the confirmation, Nick.  The catalog is yours.  I thought you might enjoy reading through it. 

willndmb - The van den Hul's are ~$125 more than the standard mil-spec cables.  Thanks for listening & +T for commenting.

Chris

Title: Re: Cable Comp: van den Hul Mic and Mil-Spec silver clads - UM 6/7/2007 Portland
Post by: jerryfreak on September 05, 2007, 04:01:28 PM

id have to debate any usefulness of this comp, KB is always tweaking the mix, i'd be shocked if the second set mix didnt sound quite a bit different than the first.

apples vs. oranges.