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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2019 20:04:26 GMT -6
hm, I saw them a lot on the used market around here, made me somehow suspicios that prices are low and there are many sold. Had the impression people don't own them for a long time and assumed they are not for everyone. Never heard one though.
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Post by johneppstein on Aug 10, 2019 23:04:36 GMT -6
I think those things look awesome. They look like the vocal mic Buck Rogers would use if he started a band. Tried one a long time ago after seeing Dave Grohl using them but I didn’t know what the hell I was doing then. I love how the 531 looks... but appreciation of design is highly subjective! It may become trendy however as the 80s/futuristic aesthetic is favored by some artists nowadays... Never liked the 431/531, looks notwithstanding. I just don't think they live up to the hype or even sound very good.
EARS, not eyes.
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Post by pouletdegrains on Aug 11, 2019 1:04:33 GMT -6
hm, I saw them a lot on the used market around here, made me somehow suspicios that prices are low and there are many sold. Had the impression people don't own them for a long time and assumed they are not for everyone. Never heard one though. I was thinking the same before buying one. However the large majority of mics for sale are in Germany or East Europe: I have never seen one for sale in my country (France) for example. Maybe were 431/531s one of the "standard" vocal stage microphone at the time, making them now numerous on the second hand market, with rather low prices compared to the most sought-after dynamic mics (441, 421, SM58/57,...)?
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Post by pouletdegrains on Aug 11, 2019 1:14:15 GMT -6
I love how the 531 looks... but appreciation of design is highly subjective! It may become trendy however as the 80s/futuristic aesthetic is favored by some artists nowadays... Never liked the 431/531, looks notwithstanding. I just don't think they live up to the hype or even sound very good.
EARS, not eyes.
My comment about how 531s look good is not the reason why I bought and use one. I love how it sounds. I have used but never owned a 441 (so I cannot be fully affirmative in what I am going to write), but I think my 531-1 shares some of its qualities: gentle yet full sound with beautiful and non aggressive highs. My other favorite dynamic mic is the EV RE-11 which I think you like.
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