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Gear / Technical Help => Microphones & Setup => Topic started by: airbladder on January 02, 2005, 05:06:33 PM
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U89's vs TLM170's
What would you choose for recording live music? What are some pro’s and con’s of each? How do they sound different/similar?
Off the top of my head I can think of:
The 170's come in pairs and the 89's do not. The 170's have a built in shock mount and wind screen and the 89's do not. My memory tells me that the 89's have a smooth classic sound and the 170's are more flat and natural.
Any help would be great. I don’t think I am going to make my creditors happy and buy these any time soon. However, I would like to better understand my dream rig.
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I believe the U89s are internaly shockmounted
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170s are more neutral, but can come across a bit dull sounding from a distance. awesome bass.
89s are brighter, not quite the same low end sound.
both are wonderful, I prefer 170s on stage, 89s hypers from distant taper sections.
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I agree with Craig's descriptions. I alwasy preferred the u89s over the 170's...
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U89's all the way IMHO. 5 patterns, internally mounted, very crisp and full low end with excellent mid and high range frequency response. I also like it's off-axis response better than the tlm170's as well.
the TLM170's sound "tinny" & "hollow" and doesn't have that "neumann sound" ***to me*** The U89's do. ymmv. The only reason you should go with the TLM's is if A) they sound better to you and b)the fact that they are smaller.
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the TLM170's sound "tinny" & "hollow" and doesn't have that "neumann sound" ***to me*** The U89's do.
tlm = transformerless
If I'm paying money for LD neumann's I want them to sound like LD neumann's :)