Topic: Low priced actives

[jbell]

I am trying to find actives that won't break the bank.  Suggestions would be greatly appreciated! 

[JasonSobel]

beyerdynamic CK930's (or CK950 if you want hyper instead of cardioid) are very reasonably priced, and might be the least expensive pair of condenser mics with "active" cables ("active" in quotes because the cable between the mic capsule and mic body isn't "active" in any sense of the word.  more accurately, it's a "remote extension" cable, or something like that).

Then there are the milab VM44 link's.  I believe that those are also a good deal cheaper than the offerings from Neumann and Schoeps that a lot of people use.

[jbell]

Thanks Jason!  I have looked at the beyerdynamic CK930's and they look sweet.  Also though about Audix 1200's with church cables.

[johnw]

used mbho "actives" are also in that price range, but the cheapest would be the 1200s

[ArchivalAudio]

Milab VM-44 Links

[bhtoque]

AKG 300 line with the H98+MK90/3 cables fits the bill too.

JAson

[tgakidis]

AKG 300 line with the H98+MK90/3 cables fits the bill too.

JAson

But the MK90 cable is no longer produced to the best of my knowledge.....

[shaggy]

beyerdynamic CK930's (or CK950 if you want hyper instead of cardioid) are very reasonably priced, and might be the least expensive pair of condenser mics with "active" cables ("active" in quotes because the cable between the mic capsule and mic body isn't "active" in any sense of the word.  more accurately, it's a "remote extension" cable, or something like that).

Then there are the milab VM44 link's.  I believe that those are also a good deal cheaper than the offerings from Neumann and Schoeps that a lot of people use.

A pair of CK930 T-set for sale, if you wanna go the used route...

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=118800.0

[jbell]

I think I might grab the Audix 1200, they seem to be more in my price range! 

[mterry]

Welcome to the audix team, love mine, that's for sure.

[SmokinJoe]

Don't forget about AT853's.  They don't have much snob factor, but I'm constantly amazed how good they sound.  I have all this exotic gear, and then on a rainy day I'll put it all away and bring out the AT853's.   Then I'll listen to that tape and say "Damn... those are good... why don't I run those all the time?"  The answer is simply because I'm a gear slut and I have all this other stuff which is more fun to play with.  Yeah, I'm and idiot, and I know it.

[illconditioned]

I've run the Audix CPS-MICRO (cardioid caps) with Church bodies and they sound pretty good.

I prefer my Countryman B3 (omnis), but if I needed cardioids, I'd give the Audix a try.  Pretty good detail, and not as "colored" as the AT853.  Nothing against the AT853, but these are better IMO.  I'd probably rate them better (more detailed) than AKG blue line (ck9x series) as well.

I don't these would be as good from far back, but for a wearable rig up close, I think they are very good...

  Richard

[jbell]

I've run the Audix CPS-MICRO (cardioid caps) with Church bodies and they sound pretty good.

I prefer my Countryman B3 (omnis), but if I needed cardioids, I'd give the Audix a try.  Pretty good detail, and not as "colored" as the AT853.  Nothing against the AT853, but these are better IMO.  I'd probably rate them better (more detailed) than AKG blue line (ck9x series) as well.

I don't these would be as good from far back, but for a wearable rig up close, I think they are very good...

  Richard

The Audix with the Church cable is what I am thinking about buying!  I recently sold my 9100, so I might hold off on new mics until summer.  Thanks for everyones feed back.

[illconditioned]

I've used "CA-Audix" with plug in power on the Sony PCM-M10 and the D50.  I've not tried it on crazy loud shows, but for both amplified and acoustic music this setup works great!

You could try these mics directly into the Edirol R09, but IMO the Audix caps are about 6dB less sensitive than the CA-11 version, so you may have a bit of self noise on that setup.

  Richard

[run_run_run]

AT853 are great low priced color