Cardioid Move... from the CA-14's to...

[adrianf74]

So, what have you decided on If you *LOVE* the sound of the mk4/mk41/etc then I say GO FOR IT. You only live once and can resell for what you put into them. I also LOVE my Busman BSCS mics. Very sweet sound thru my LB w/ Output Transformers

Of course you'd be asking, Bean.

I do love the sound of the MK4/41/etc., I'm just not in love with the price-tag associated with the setup.  Right now, I have a little bit of debt to still pay off after a major life-changing event.  I'm fortunate that I've been able to upgrade my omnis but the cardioids are too rich for me right now as I'd like to get back into the home-ownership game in the next year or two.  $2500-$3000 is a lot of coin to drop on mics that I might use 5 times a year based on where I'm usually situated.  When I'm open, I have access to the 480/ck61-or-3 set up but I'd have a lot of 'splainin' to do to my other half (who supports my hobby) but would likely go a little crazy if I told her I just dropped $3k on some mics.

That said, I'm sticking with the CA-14's and gonna see what Chris comes up with in the coming months.   Maybe once I'm fully out of debt I'll have no issues dropping the money as long as I don't get dropped by my honey in the process.

[F.O.Bean]

Smart move. I LOVED my CA14s when I had them, and will DEF own them again someday

[Church-Audio]

I will have a new mic for trial in the next 3 months I will loan it out to people that put a $50 deposit on the mic I hate to do this but so much of my gear has been stolen in the loaner section that I refuse to do it with out a deposit.

Chris

[Gutbucket]

Cool & congradulations.  What's new/different/improved?

[Church-Audio]

Cool & congradulations.  What's new/different/improved?

It will be a bigger capsule and it will not really be a stealth product more of a stand mounted open recording product although that being said I have seen people stealth with some pretty big mics, so they will be almost 1 inch in od. Again I am working on this it will be a while before I produce a sample for others to try.

[jbou]

Chris, that sounds awesome. It would be cool if it was a standard diameter for easy mounting with clip/shockmounts. I'm looking forward to see what you come up with.