Favorite stealth-cardioids?

[Arni99]

I had:
sp-cmc-8
sp-cmc-4u(with low sens mod)
mm-hlsc-1
stc-11 (church cardioids)

any other great sounding mini cardioids out there i haven´t had yet?

ok , DPA 402x series, but their price ......the samples from dimeadozen.org didn´t convince me to do the step towards the dpa402x mics....

[danlynch]

I'm not sure what "samples" you "heard on Dime", but as an owner of a pair of low-cost stealth mics and a also recent owner of a pair of DPA 4021's, I can assure you that the difference is quite striking.

If you would like to sample some fine DPA 402x's recordings, search for "Scott Brown" at archive.org, or you can visit my site linked in my signature and sample the Roger Waters, White Stripes or Fiery Furnaces recordings I've made in the last few months.

[Arni99]

I'm not sure what "samples" you "heard on Dime", but as an owner of a pair of low-cost stealth mics and a also recent owner of a pair of DPA 4021's, I can assure you that the difference is quite striking.

If you would like to sample some fine DPA 402x's recordings, search for "Scott Brown" at archive.org, or you can visit my site linked in my signature and sample the Roger Waters, White Stripes or Fiery Furnaces recordings I've made in the last few months.

thx bro ,
will check out your samples .
but 3000€ for new dpa4022?!?!

[Brian Skalinder]

I can assure you that the difference is quite striking.

Playback system also plays a HUGE role in evaluating recordings.  So, depending on what playback gear we each use for listening, we may or may not hear significant differences between higher, mid, or lower end recording gear.

[edtyre]

high cost:
schoeps mk-4's or ccm4's

low cost:
at 943 & at 853

[Sanjay]

I've always been a fan of the DPA 4022's.

You'll work a bit harder to get a good tape from what i've heard, but the results will be worth it.  (size, room placement, correct technique)

[KLowe]

I'm not sure what "samples" you "heard on Dime", but as an owner of a pair of low-cost stealth mics and a also recent owner of a pair of DPA 4021's, I can assure you that the difference is quite striking.

If you would like to sample some fine DPA 402x's recordings, search for "Scott Brown" at archive.org, or you can visit my site linked in my signature and sample the Roger Waters, White Stripes or Fiery Furnaces recordings I've made in the last few months.

Huge +T's to your website. www.nyctaper.com  Very well put together.

I wish I could figure out how to do something similar.

Thanks for sharing.  That White Stripes is Killer.  You should sell copies of that show 

[Nick's Picks]

im a BIG fan of the at853s.
I like them better than any of the stealth omni's, including DPA

[nameloc01]

if you power the new u853s correctly, they are very much bad-ass.
honestly, i think they are just as good as the DPAs,i think the main difference here between the two is mostly just about the size.

[Nick's Picks]

and the $$
new u853?  haven't heard them.

[Javier Cinakowski]

and the $$
new u853?  haven't heard them.

I love them.  Here is a recording I did with the U853c with the 943 bodies with 4.7k mod (church) ->CA 9100-> mod-sbm-1->iRiver

http://www.soundprofessionals.com/MP3files/PRODUCTS/sp-cmc-8ls.mp3

[nameloc01]

and the $$
new u853?  haven't heard them.

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well.... would you like to??

[Alchemy]

I had:
sp-cmc-8
sp-cmc-4u(with low sens mod)
mm-hlsc-1
stc-11 (church cardioids)

any other great sounding mini cardioids out there i haven´t had yet?

ok , DPA 402x series, but their price ......the samples from dimeadozen.org didn´t convince me to do the step towards the dpa402x mics....

So which pair of mics sounds best to you? I like my AT831s. For some odd reason, I don't care too much for the sound of DPA microphones. They have a very distinct sound to them, as if someone turned down the midrange. Maybe it's just my ears. 

[stantheman1976]

and the $$
new u853?  haven't heard them.

I love them.  Here is a recording I did with the U853c with the 943 bodies with 4.7k mod (church) ->CA 9100-> mod-sbm-1->iRiver

http://www.soundprofessionals.com/MP3files/PRODUCTS/sp-cmc-8ls.mp3

Sounds nice.

[rdflash]

I like my AT831s

word.