Looking for some thoughts on what pre/ad to run with the 480's and for the mk4's. I've been somewhat of a gear slut lately
I've got a w-mod UA-5 and with the 480's, at least to my ears, it's a little too warm sometimes. But damn, I just love the AKG punch! Also, I'm currently looking to get a V3 (ISO posted in yard sale). Thinking that the 480's would be great with the V3 and hopefully get rid of some of the 'warmness'. But what about just running the mk4's with the V3?
Thats why I was thinking maybe get a V3 and do some comparisons with both sets of mics.
After reading so much on Schoeps setups lately, doesnt' seem like just going into a V3 would do it. Seems like you need to invest another grand or so just to get the maximum performance out of these mics. I've listened to many shows on the archive (mk4 >V3) and (480 >v3) and I think I like the 480's more so.
The Schoeps seems to lack the bottom-end for me. Now of course, I don't want to spend anymore money on equipment. So this means selling existing gear to upgrade to something else on the pre/ad side. I'd like to possibly keep the UA-5 because it could come in handy for soundboard/matrix, but then again, who knows
Anyway, thanks for any thoughts!