What's the latest gear you've acquired?

Those are the omni, the 400 series are cardioid. I'd avoid the 104/404 because they are battery power only, would need a significant mod to use. Most are T power and Tuchel rather than 48V and XLR, though there are some 106/406 48V XLR models.

Yep, replying to a fairly old post. Just have to note that this is a great recommendation for wire strippers. I use the Ideal Stripmaster for 20-26 ga stuff, and it works extremely well. 

Ambient led strip lighting for the studio... comes with remote and can be programmed with patterns and color combos 😱😎 All about the vibe baby

Ah I knew it. When I was at your studio and asked about fx you got a crazy look in your eye haha knew you had some gems hiding out. Hope you're well.

That's just mean Tim'😎

Good find.
They look about in the same condition as my KM84's.
It's getting harder to find KM's that aren't beat up.
Shall I ask what you paid for them or is that a secret? (in case your wife is watching!)

Double the trouble.  Added a second Lindell PEX-500 pultec-style EQ since I enjoyed the first one so much.  This 500 series 10 space rack will be full by the end of the month!!  If I stick to my guns, I hope my next thing will be a Hairball 1176.

monkey, how are you liking the DBX's? Were they the ones that sold for a sweet discount around 6 months ago?

Anybody buy KM84's on ebay? Seems like there are always a few floating around out there...makes me nervous, though.

I had trouble finding decent KM84's online but ended up with a very nice KM85 from Denmark on eBay about 2 years ago and then found a mint used KK84 capsule a few weeks later also on eBay.

If you can score a decent KM85 for say around $800 USD (or less) then it's worth considering as you can still buy new KK84 capsules for about $550 USD.

IMO that's better than spending a similar amount in total on a well worn KM84.

That's absolutely right.  I got the pair for $200.  I sold the first pair I had that I paid more for, but for $99 each I had to go for it again.

I suppose I learned a lot from my mistake.  The DBX compressors are something special that stand a bit apart from general low-end hardware for me.  I really like them on drums and bass right now.  Or the soft knee mode for more general leveling on various sources.

But it was the Lindell EQ's that really pushed me over the edge into hybrid mixing.  Comparing to plugins, I decided it was time to invest in some hardware.  The two together make a really nice snare drum signal path, with a couple of patch cables on the patch bay.

The closest plugin I could find to the DBX 560A was the Native Instruments VC-160, but the DBX sound a little better still.  It was close, though, not night and day.  If you need the best 160 in the box, I would say take a look at the NI VC-160.

The Lindell EQ sounded better than the general plugin style EQs I compared it to, by some significant margin.

At this point, I decided it was time to invest a small portion of income into mixing hardware, which I have been neglecting for some time.

If you have enough AD/DA I/O from your interface, and a simple TRS patch bay, it is no question to me that smartly picked hardware under $600 can give some significant margins to your mixing game.  Also since I don't run a busy multiple-mix commercial operation, it is no trouble to me to leave the mix "up" for a day or two to work out the kinks before commiting to the final sounds and moving on to the next one.

Two big plus points for hybrid mixing are the -fun and -fast factors.  Another good perk is that everyone that stops by my room gives a big thumbs up to the setup.  Hahaha!

Finally scored an original rca op-6. Now it has to survive shipping.