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Post by Johnkenn on Jul 7, 2014 13:42:15 GMT -6
Damnit, stop talking about km84's. It's not helping my gas.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 14:02:45 GMT -6
Damnit, stop talking about km84's. It's not helping my gas. I thought that was thunder. |
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Post by bluesprocket on Jul 7, 2014 15:39:57 GMT -6
Damnit, stop talking about km84's. It's not helping my gas. Its not going to get any better if people start talking about KM54s. Or Maybe M582s... Thought seriously, KM84s are pretty awesome. |
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Post by Bob Olhsson on Jul 7, 2014 16:02:37 GMT -6
The KM-140 is wonderful and in my opinion more like an 84 than a 184. It's quieter than an 84 too! Killer on piano as well as chamber and orchestra.
Most of my orchestral work has been Blumlein with an unusually quiet AKG C24 a friend of mine stole 20 years ago at an NBC Television auction because they didn't know what they had. I just finished editing one of his recordings and applying Pheonixverb. The way it preserves or even enhances depth is amazing. I was hoping to get it a touch darker with some eq. but that shrunk the depth. You must have worked very hard on this. One clue as to how good it is was the sound of applause on headphones.
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Post by Ward on Jul 8, 2014 8:39:08 GMT -6
Damnit, stop talking about km84's. It's not helping my gas. Its not going to get any better if people start talking about KM54s. Or Maybe M582s... Thought seriously, KM84s are pretty awesome. Perhaps the most highly underrated Neumann of all time, the M582 is the voice of God on acoustic guitar, mandolin and other acoustic instruments. It makes the instrument come alive and sound bigger and 'Shingy-er" than it really is. It gently tames the uppper mids and then skyrockets up through the higher frequencies like something SICK. Buy them whilst you can. At around $600 to $750 a piece including power supply, they are priced at about 1/4 what they are worth. |
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Post by lolo on Jul 8, 2014 9:20:31 GMT -6
And im looking for another acoustic guitar Mic, might look into the M582 Ward If I can find one |
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Post by Johnkenn on Jul 8, 2014 9:51:33 GMT -6
Looks like they're going for more than that on ebay...and without the PS.
Find one that sounds like an E flat Clarinet
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2014 9:55:50 GMT -6
The KM-140 is wonderful and in my opinion more like an 84 than a 184. It's quieter than an 84 too! Killer on piano as well as chamber and orchestra. Most of my orchestral work has been Blumlein with an unusually quiet AKG C24 a friend of mine stole 20 years ago at an NBC Television auction because they didn't know what they had. I just finished editing one of his recordings and applying Pheonixverb. The way it preserves or even enhances depth is amazing. I was hoping to get it a touch darker with some eq. but that shrunk the depth. You must have worked very hard on this. One clue as to how good it is was the sound of applause on headphones. Thanks for the kind remarks Bob. They're much appreciated. One thing I really like about the 140 is the fact that the capsules can be remoted from the preamps. Aside from the fact that it's a little less visually obtrusive, there's also less weight on top of the stand (I generally put them up 10-12'). That keeps my blood pressure a little lower when audience members decide to mill around and bang into stuff. |
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Post by jimwilliams on Jul 8, 2014 10:24:37 GMT -6
I'm not a fan of Sennheiser Neumanns. They changed the designs and construct them with low quality surface mount parts. The worst offense is the use of monolythic ceramic surface mount caps for the mic signal. Coupling a fine capsule to a jfet with a mono ceramic cap is about the worst component one could choose.
It's quite a far way from the polystyrene caps they used to use. I suspect the kiddies couldn't hear the difference so the bean counters at Sennheiser had their way. It just drives up the value of original mics.
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Post by kidvybes on Jul 8, 2014 10:38:56 GMT -6
I'm not a fan of Sennheiser Neumanns. They changed the designs and construct them with low quality surface mount parts. The worst offense is the use of monolythic ceramic surface mount caps for the mic signal. Coupling a fine capsule to a jfet with a mono ceramic cap is about the worst component one could choose. It's quite a far way from the polystyrene caps they used to use. I suspect the kiddies couldn't hear the difference so the bean counters at Sennheiser had their way. It just drives up the value of original mics....and, makes the DIY option more attractive... Attachments:
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Post by kidvybes on Jul 11, 2014 11:16:13 GMT -6
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jul 11, 2014 16:17:54 GMT -6
These seem pretty awesome. Have you heard them? |
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Post by ericn on Jul 11, 2014 16:38:06 GMT -6
Interesting, Best use of a GC/ Sterling mic so far! Any info on pricing? |
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Post by kidvybes on Jul 11, 2014 16:40:28 GMT -6
These seem pretty awesome. Have you heard them? ...I have only heard some sample files posted by his clients, and they sound good...from what I can see, the circuits he employs are variations on proven designs...simple clean plate-follower circuits with high quality components, AMI trannies, and capsules from various sources (upgraded capsule choice has the biggest impact on price since from what I know, these mics sell for around $450-500 with decent quality 47, 67 and C12 type Chinese capsules)...his designs are based primarily on pentode tubes or subminiature tubes...pricing is very reasonable for tube mics with PSU and point-to-point construction...he recycles body/headbasket assemblies from various inexpensive LDC mics and repurposes military surplus cases for his power supplies... ...what I like most about Chris is his focus on getting the best sound from the most cost-effective yet qualitative topology, and his penchant for the "barbaric" or lo-fi cosmetics...his gear has attitude...from his website: "...these bodies (Sterling Audio ST51) always come with assorted blemishes and small scratches to the paint finish only. I pass these blemishes onto you at no extra charge. Remember, you are buying something that says BARBARIC on the front and Barbarians never whine about a scratch or a blood stain on their armor. Thank you and have a nice day." ...I'm hoping to test out a couple of his designs soon... |
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jul 11, 2014 17:31:21 GMT -6
Also says that he'll pop a mic together with your parts for a hundo. Seems reasonable to me.
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Post by gouge on Jul 11, 2014 23:42:10 GMT -6
Ksm137
love it
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