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Post by mrholmes on May 9, 2015 10:02:16 GMT -6
Had a vocal session today and the OLD Beyerdynamic M 300 C rocks with the FET head. I could not belive it its like a total diffrent mic, it opnes up, and is very EQ friendly. Worth the cash!! One of the most useful tools I have bought in a long time.  |
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Post by guitfiddler on May 9, 2015 15:26:14 GMT -6
Looks interesting...Can't wait to try it.
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Post by mrholmes on May 9, 2015 15:28:01 GMT -6
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Post by WKG on May 9, 2015 18:18:57 GMT -6
FetHeads are definitely useful. I had a pair for awhile and used them all the time. Sold them in a pinch and ended up replacing them with a Cloudlifter CL2. The FetHeads are very convenient because you can just plug them straight into the mic whereas the CL2 needs additional cables. |
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Post by mrholmes on May 9, 2015 18:32:56 GMT -6
It was very intresting to hear that even a cheap mic pre amp does sounds very expensive with the fet head.
My 1073 was blocked and I had to use the RME preamps.
The RME preamps tend to be noisy when pushed, this probelm is now solved with the FET head.
I was very sceptical but this thing is a sweet little helper for dynamics and ribbons.....
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Post by mobeach on May 9, 2015 19:32:02 GMT -6
I'd like to see what it can do with an SM-58
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Post by kidvybes on May 9, 2015 19:43:17 GMT -6
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Post by jimwilliams on May 9, 2015 19:45:52 GMT -6
A while back Roger Cloud sent me a Fethead and one of his Cloudlifter boxes for testing. I ran them through the Audio Precision analyzer for comparison including noise and distortion specs.
Both used a pair of jfets, the Cloudlifter used a matched set. Noise and THD were similar, adding about 1 db to the noise floor, pretty good. THD was around .001%. The Cloudlifter had better CMRR (common mode rejection ratio) due to the jfet transistor matching. The Fethead would sometimes make noise if it was touched or pressed when in some mics. The Cloudlifer had Neutrik XLR I/O and was tight. IIRC, the input impedance was 3k ohms, that might explain the extra top end some hear when feeding 2.2 or 1.2k ohm input mic preamps. 3k ohms would have less loading and rolling off of the top end than the lower input impedance would on some mics, mostly dynamics with transformers.
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Post by drbill on May 9, 2015 20:46:09 GMT -6
Had a vocal session today and the OLD Beyerdynamic M 300 C rocks with the FET head. I could not belive it its like a total diffrent mic, it opnes up, and is very EQ friendly. Worth the cash!! One of the most useful tools I have bought in a long time. They are killer on Ribbons too. |
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Post by mrholmes on May 10, 2015 10:02:02 GMT -6
Had a vocal session today and the OLD Beyerdynamic M 300 C rocks with the FET head. I could not belive it its like a total diffrent mic, it opnes up, and is very EQ friendly. Worth the cash!! One of the most useful tools I have bought in a long time. They are killer on Ribbons too. I hear you I will win the ribbon in the give away and I will try.....and will let you know....  |
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Post by ragan on May 10, 2015 12:12:19 GMT -6
I use the Durham too. Got it on that weird first batch where they weren't happy with the metal work or something. Think I paid like $35. Anyway, they're useful little tools. They definitely change the tone on some mics. Sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't. |
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Post by wagz on May 11, 2015 18:59:20 GMT -6
I use the Durham too. Got it on that weird first batch where they weren't happy with the metal work or something. Think I paid like $35. Anyway, they're useful little tools. They definitely change the tone on some mics. Sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't. Yeah. Thats why I didn't like the Fethead. My ribbons didn't sound as sweet when I used it. |
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Post by guitfiddler on May 12, 2015 12:42:43 GMT -6
I am going to try this with my telefunken M80, M81. Sounds,very interesting.
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