Hey all...
i'm re-building my rig on the mid-price point. I just can't justify thousands when I only get out so infrequently.
Knowing this, i've narrowed my thoughts down to a few mics, and would like to hear from owners of any of them.
AKG 390 set (one set of caps, no actives) approx, what, $700ish?
AKG 451 pair around $700
neumann KM184 pair $700-1000
Peluso kit with two pairs of caps, around $750
Of course, my heart lies w/the detail and sound of the big 3, namely cmc6/mkxx kit - SMK100 kit and 480's. but I dont have the jingle.
I'm looking for as much detail and natural sounding performance as I can get...and keep it around $800. I will not consider anything that is not full range 20hz-20khz. I know things come up from time to time, like the 483's that went just recently. and i'm on a time frame of between now and ....summer maybe.
Will be running direct into the R4, which is pretty clean sounding w/little coloration.
Anyone have something to sell?