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Should I move from MG's (hypers) to ???
« on: June 05, 2006, 12:55:05 PM »
I find myself wanting to run cards more and more lately, and I only have the hyper (21) caps for my MG's.  It seems like I have to be more precise on patterns when using the hypers, where as I feel I could have more wiggle room/room for error if I was using cards instead.  I'm thinking about switching to 184's or maybe 480's.  But everyone and their dog uses 480's ::)  Don't know what to do, hmmmmm.
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Re: Should I move from MG's (hypers) to ???
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2006, 12:58:28 PM »
Why not just get the MG cards?
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Re: Should I move from MG's (hypers) to ???
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2006, 01:02:23 PM »
can't afford to buy additional toys, i can only trade, maybe with a small amount of cash...
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Re: Should I move from MG's (hypers) to ???
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2006, 05:58:29 PM »
here's another recommendation for the MG card caps :)

I know that that's not really your plan, so I'll elaborate a little more.  before running the Gefell's, I had a pair of km184's.  they were good mics, and will probably sounds more similar to MG's than the AKG's.  though, in my opinion, the MG's have a deeper and tighter bass, a sweeter mid-range, and a smoother high frequency response.  So, I guess I prefer the Gefell's over the km184's in every aspect :)  For these reasons, the difference in cost between the two sets of mics is justified.  But, in all honesty, the km184's are close, and if money is a big concern, you'll probably be happy with them.  The Gefell hypers are very nice though, but in general, I run cards the vast majority of time (which is why I only own the cards, although I have run both the m21 and the m27 caps).  So I understand why you'd want a pair of cardiod mics.  It took me a long time to save up for a new pair of MG's.  if I were still running the km184's, I'd probably still be happy.  but not as happy as running the Gefells  ;)

The 480's will have a very different sound.  a lot of people run those mics, because of a lot of people like the way they sound.  I much prefer the sound of Gefell's, that's why I run them.  Do you like the AKG sound?  surely, there are plenty of 480 > minime tapes out there, so you should be able to get a pretty good idea of what those mics can do.  Again, I see this as a larger departure from the MG's, but if you like the way it sounds, who cares if tons of other people use them, go for it!

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Re: Should I move from MG's (hypers) to ???
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2006, 06:34:14 PM »
Hrmm I would possibly be into swapping my 460's w/cards and hypers for yr gefells.. :)

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Re: Should I move from MG's (hypers) to ???
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2006, 07:03:04 PM »
C-481> Mini-Me is a good rig. I ran it for a while. I eventually wanted a more transparent sound and got the ACM PMD671.

There are some 480 bodies for sale here: http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=65586.0

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Re: Should I move from MG's (hypers) to ???
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2006, 09:06:34 PM »
yeah i ran 481's for a while, and i did like them, although i ran them V2>Ua5, not MME.  I would LOVE to have MG card caps, but as i said above, ain't got no bread right now.  I would gladly trade the hypers for the cards, but i doubt anyone would be into that.  thanks for the opinions fellas ;D
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Re: Should I move from MG's (hypers) to ???
« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2006, 02:32:35 PM »
210's are kick-ass hypers, I say keep em!!  ;D 
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Re: Should I move from MG's (hypers) to ???
« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2006, 03:24:30 PM »
Keep the Gefells. Save up for more gefells. Gefell is the number one mic company on the planet, you know.  ;) One word..handmade. two words--sonic superiority :)


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Re: Should I move from MG's (hypers) to ???
« Reply #9 on: June 06, 2006, 03:58:24 PM »
I want to keep them, but I am craving some more flexability :-\
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Re: Should I move from MG's (hypers) to ???
« Reply #10 on: June 06, 2006, 04:06:42 PM »
Start saving up for the cardioid caps, maybe someone would want to do a temporary trade so you can try them out for a while...

I know the craving to try something new can be really strong, but 210's rock!!

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Re: Should I move from MG's (hypers) to ???
« Reply #11 on: June 06, 2006, 04:12:59 PM »
I want to keep them, but I am craving some more flexability :-\

you have the ability for flexability... it just cost money

inflexible would be stuck with mg300s... not that its a bad thing if that is your cup of tea.

save and get the cards... then the omnis... then another set...  >:D
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Re: Should I move from MG's (hypers) to ???
« Reply #12 on: June 06, 2006, 04:25:31 PM »
I want to keep them, but I am craving some more flexability :-\

you have the ability for flexability... it just cost money


True, I should have said flexability w/out spending more $ ;)
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Re: Should I move from MG's (hypers) to ???
« Reply #13 on: June 06, 2006, 05:39:39 PM »
Quality over quantity Scooter! From time to time demos come up at Gefell,youll be the first to know when and if a pair comes up.

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Re: Should I move from MG's (hypers) to ???
« Reply #14 on: June 06, 2006, 08:59:37 PM »
thanks man! :cheers:
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