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I picked up a pair of MK4S capsules for $700. I wouldn't have bought them except for the low price. I was a little bit skeptical about using them for music since they're rolled off and designed for speech. Turns out they aren't very good for a 'normal' music environment with a well-balanced sound or a well-mixed PA, but they're stunning for EDM or anything with a super bass heavy sound where the MK4 gets very bloaty and mooshy. The roll-off tames the bass perfectly and it comes out as clean as a nun's titty. I know that's probably logical, but it's one thing to see it on the graph and quite another to hear it on my live recordings.
So fwiw, if anyone is habitually recording bass centric music, I can heartily recommend the MK4S over the MK4.
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Mic Capsules: Schoeps MK4 x 2, MK41 x 2, MK4S x 2, MK3 x 2, MK21 x 2, MK8 x 1, M934b x 5, M241 x 4, Nakamichi CP-701 x 2, CP-702 x 2
Mic Bodies: Schoeps m222 tubes, Schoeps CMC-4 (modified for 48v phantom), Schoeps CMMT-30 x 5, Nakamichi CM-700 x 2
Active Cable Systems: Schoeps KCY, Schoeps Modded KC5, Schoeps nbob and extensions
Recorders: SD788t x 2, Zoom F6, SD MixPre-3i, Deity PR-2, Zoom F3, Marantz PMD-661, Tascam DR-100i, Marantz PMD-620, Korg MR-1
Preamps: Sonosax SX-M2D2, Schoeps VMS-5U, Schoeps VMS-52UB x 2, Schoeps VMS-42UB, Schoeps VMS-02IB, Riotbox, Cooper CSPA-1
Misc: Benchmark Sonic AD2K+, Rycote Softie Screens, Movo Screens, Rycote INV mounts
Topic: Schoeps MK4 vs MK4S For Music (Read 159 times)