Mic Quandry

Well that's why I'm curious - was it really resolved, or was it deleted for political reasons? I'm especially curious because I own a BeesNeez capsule. The capsule sounds great, but it would still be nice to know all I can about the company if that makes any sense at all.

It actually went significantly future than this. From what I saw, it looked like there was a bit of misunderstanding on both parties behalf. I'm still surprised to see the thread down...but not.

Thanks Goodness i didn't buy a beezneez Mic
Looked into them at some stage

FYI
That thread was closed at GS
Bastards!!!!

It's interesting. I think people just stay there because they don't know of any alternatives. They probably have 1000 times this site's traffic...

But shit like that is absolutely commonplace. I think a valuable service of sites like these are customer testimonials. That is the only way to sift through ALL the hype that is put out there. As long as the problem or complaint is posted in a responsible manner, it can be a POSITIVE for the manufacturer. They can respond and show people that they are resolving problems. If Ben had come in and said, "Oh, man - I'm so sorry this is still an issue. Here's what I want to do for you..." Instead, he listed 20 excuses. Believe me - I DO NOT BELIEVE that the customer is always right - some people are fucking crazy...I get that. But this wasn't the case and for the thread to get deleted just wreaks of why I have a major problem with Gearslutz. They are protecting their advertising investments over the good of the site. Moderators with vested interests and advertisers determining what should and shouldn't be posted. It's ridiculous.

The bottom line is he left me hanging with a failed unit, shortly after a lengthy repair with poor communication and 4 unkept promises on time tables. I understand that people get overwhelmed and especially small businesses. The key to success in any business when facing difficulties is communication. I quick word greases the wheels and puts people at ease. The latter is what I sincerely hope Ben gets from all of this and that no one else has to go through what I did. Also, i found out, at the time of the thread, I had been sold a Beta mic which I hadn't agreed to. He described the features of the beta as a selling point but never told me it was a beta. What I mean is that I have a high roll off jumper on the board that I can change.

In the end, it's just a freaking microphone and life goes on. I don't stay awake thinking about Beesneez though I was plenty ticked by the end of yesterday with the thread's direction and private messages.

I have to now give Ben some credit. When you get that mad, you tend to parse every word, evaluating everything according to your filter and my filter was getting dark. I had ended by telling Ben, he was out of his mind in response to what he thought to be a burying the hatchet message but I interpreted as another minimization. He replied quickly with some statements that should have been said much earlier and public in the situation, appreciating my position and promising to fix it quickly if I will simply send it. He explained that he thought he was being interpreted incorrectly in certain comments. What he shared doesn't address everything, doesn't answer every point or question but, I realize that Ben is not me. He won't do everything that I would do as a service provider (which I am during the day).

I have slept on it and will likely do the same tonight before deciding to finalize my decision to add to my hammer collection or to send it to him.

I think he is trying and I have to wonder what this all would have been like over coffee. I like to bring anonymous discussions back to that scale - what would this look like if we were face to face and having coffee or a drink.

ahhhh, maybe I just need to lighten up and make some music.

Good Lord...what am I thinking...1000 times this site's traffic? More like 10 times 1000 times...

I think it before the 2 series but there was mention then of the 2 series to come… just one type of James mic and I bought THAT. What I said was based on an assumption of mine that they used better components and made it a producer series, thus creating the two lines. I could be wrong.

My original repair was reseating the capsule (I believe), it rocked back and forth. When I got it back, the PS failed, my current problem.

I never noticed output issues. I used Daking MP1's usually have the gain at 50% or so. Interesting about your used mic scenario.

Facebook was created for direct marketing purposes. While I don't like to believe Jules&Co create GS for the purpose, that is now it's sole purpose. The blind being led to the cash register by a combination of blind and knowing plants.

I'm allowed to stay there, despite my response to nearly every "what should I buy" with "none of the above", because I provide cover of sorts for that. And because no one who is in the middle of GAS will believe the slippers are on their feet already. I'm no threat that way. I don't bad mouth manufacturers, who I likely SHOULD...certainly deserve it for the BS marketing they spew. So, ironically, I speak in generalizations that get interpreted as some sort of fringe weirdness. When they had the party here at Welcome to 79...I got to meet some of the mods...and a peek into what drives them. That party was the beginning of my questioning my unwitting role in that machine.

But, then...it's a grey area WHENEVER a site has paid sponsors. Why has Consumer Reports refused it forever? That's why. You can have the best intentions. But, it's a conflict of interest. You either don't moderate at ALL...in which case, the manufacturers spend their ad money elsewhere...or you try to be "fair" as best your understanding of a situation you likely don't have both sides of...or you just whack threads that are inflammatory because you use an all volunteer moderation team. You can call that an apology for their action, but make no mistake--it's an EXPLANATION only.

I've been over there too long. It's changed. But, the market has changed, too. Too many noobs obsessed with discussing which hook is best for chomping down on.

Re: "LDC mics at the $1k-1800 range"....bullshit, IME. Utter BS. Sexy sounding garbage aimed at people with no experience to compare. Tube LDCs have costed between $4-7k (adjusted for inflation where needed) ALWAYS. I won't pretend to know WHY...but, as a believer in the free market's power to lower price to what it can...that's it. If you don't have that to spend, you're better with other kinds of mics.

I disagree that LDC's in that range are BS.  To write off a LDC that cost's less than 1800 as bullshit is bullshit.  Which mics in this range have you used?  Both the Bees and the CV4 that I had can generate great results.  I've had much better luck with those than I have cheaper LDC's or dynamics.  I've found the Bees to be about 50/50 use vs. a U87 for vocals and I've gotten bigger room sounds with both the Bees and CV4 than any other mics I've used.

Which mics do you recommend if you don't have 4k to spend?

at the end of the 2nd page, it looks like beezneez asked a mod who had posted in the thread if the thread should be removed.

Damn, Popmann, you're on fire today! Very good post...

BTW - My moderating guidelines lean on the side of none is more. I mean, obviously, I'm not going to let the patients run the asylum, but I'm also not going to censor unless I can prove someone is lying or other nefarious things...For instance, there's a thread here about Aurora Audio products. I posted the truth about my experience - they sound great - when they worked. I was very complimentary and even said that I thought it was an isolated incident and that I hesitated to post in fear of scaring people away from the products. I invited Geoff Tanner to post here. He saw it. He wasn't happy with me. Oh, well...Maybe that would've been the time to come in to the thread and say something like, "Damn John, sorry for all the trouble...You can rest assured that if you decide to buy again, we will take care of any issues you have...blah, blah..." Man - how far would that have gone with people? It wads an OPPORTUNITY. Could have been free positive advertising.

Anyway, I won't let anyone moderate here that pimps or manufactures...