As owner of Audix m1290's and AT853's I'm here to tell you that it is not even close The Audix are in a whole other class from the AT's it is not unlike when I made the jump from CSB's to 4061's everything is cleaner high's lows you name it. As for the ADX20's i just picked up a set of those also yet to try them but Ill giv a review soon. As to the 20hz-20khz vs 40hz-20khz that is not something to even worry about in my opinion everything below 40hz is unwanted anyway.
Brad
brad;
i've heard quite a few recordings made with the Audix m1290. while they are good mics for their price and performance, i would say that your perception of "whole other class" is far stretched and over hyped. then again, i have no idea what your listening environment is, so i'll reserve my judgements.
no offense to Audix users, but i gotta stick up for Team AT here.
marc
None taken. I think Team AT is a fine team, and in fact I used to be on it. However I do think the m1290s are a step above the 853s. Maybe not a giant leap, but at least a step.
john;
i do agree that the m1290s are a step above 853s. however, there's a fairly large street price differene between the 2, application design, utility, size and the fact that m1290 are "full" body mics with a capsule and a preamp body. now, i'd love to hear a comparison between the m1290 and the AT4041 which is similar in both design and street price.
marc