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Gear / Technical Help => TS Knowledge Base / Archive => Microphones & Setup => Topic started by: Brian Skalinder on April 29, 2003, 05:08:14 PM
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MIC MOUNT BARS (aka stereo bars, t-bars)
Some of the small active cable setups (Neumann, DPA, Schoeps) have their own mic mounting bars which I won't mention here.
AKG KM235 (http://www.akgusa.com (http://www.akgusa.com))
Probably the most popular mic mount bar out there, with good reason: it's durable, flexible, and inexpensive.
Shure A27M (http://www.shure.com (http://www.shure.com))
This sucker is sturdy. Well built, easy to use.
MacArthur Group Stereo Bar, aka Vark Bar (http://www.posthorn.com/Macvk_4.html)
I see this one mentioned pretty regularly, but have never seen one actually using it.
Sabrasom ST2 (http://www.sabrasom.com.br (http://www.sabrasom.com.br))
Never used one, but I've read plenty of comments that it's not very durable.
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Here is a link to a 2011 thread about stereo bars that ended up covering about every stereo bar available.
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=143752.0
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The best cheap one is the K&M
(http://www.canford.co.uk/images/itemimages/200/53-235_01.jpg)
The best of the best is the Grace SpaceBar
(http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/nov09/images/se_grace_spacebar.jpg)
In the middle is the new Rycote stereo bar
(http://www.rycote.com//images/uploads/products/main/037322_STEREO_BAR_ASSEMBLY_70CM_3.jpg)
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Stay away from the sabra ones :P I had mine for about 1 recording, hated it and sold it immediately :) Oh yeah, what parts don't break on you, that is.