Question: does NOBODY use the SPBMC10 mics? I jsut wonder because they're listed as "comparable to the DPA 406x series" yet I never hear anybody mention them.
I was going to try them in the summer when I had to replace my CMC8s, but they were out of stock and I needed something fast and thus simply replaced what I had. Interestingly, Chris himself recc'd the 8's over the 10's for my needs, but I still wonder... what's the deal with those mics? Who IS using them, and for what? They're certainly an attractive price (as are the 8's - how come the price on those has come down so much suddenly?)
As for DPA 4060, well, the day I win the lottery or get a very VERY big gig, those are the first things on my shoppping list. Yeah, audience noise is a pain, but having used cards (831s in fact) and my CMC8 omnis, I can say that for the recording I do (or should I say the recording I get my stealth bag carriers out in the house to do) I can't always rely on the mics being positioned properly. Good omnis seem to be more forgiving about that, even if I then have to deal with the TB ward sound fx....