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Post by reddirt on Feb 18, 2019 15:13:49 GMT -6
My first new gear post - woohoo!
A pair of Eve Audio 305s - same principle as Shape twins (2.5) but horizontal orientation.
I liked their sound i.e. the innate tone of the speaker, and on top of that got great follow up after emailing the company with questions re suitable model for my room.
The final sweetener was 600 bucks off retail promo.
Initial quick mixes are nicely positive with vocal balance holding no surprises in the reference room + (my car) and others who i sent it to commented on the quality without knowing the speaker change.
They were not even on my list to audition because of how I perceived them as an off shoot and possibly worse version of Adam and also how we don't mention them here.
They are serious: I like .
Cheers Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 17, 2019 16:50:55 GMT -6
Most of it is in the synergy between the body and neck timbers and even more importantly your fingers. The difference between squire and custom shop pick ups is not a ball breaker IME
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 17, 2019 16:45:08 GMT -6
And the concept of hitting hard or limiting before the soft compressor makes sense at least theoretically as you don't want peaks tripping up the soft comp.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 16, 2019 5:10:57 GMT -6
One of my most revealing recordings was using the preamps of a Nagra with Schoeps mics in 1991 (don't know what models) . I could hear the tone of the pre even hough it was wonderfully open and obvious quality just as I could clearly hear the particular tone of the mics and the room ; beautiful and the sort of thing that sends you on Holy Grail searches!
The other salient point was that my ears were in great nick then!
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 14, 2019 21:13:58 GMT -6
From what I've heard it's going to kill it on all sources; still find it hard to believe there was no bottom end in the 87 and ,47 fet( a mic often used on kick).
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 14, 2019 17:15:58 GMT -6
The other mics sound like they've had the bottom end rolled off and I don't just mean in comparison to the Chandler which always sounds big ; the others sound wrong to me. Any skinny on this Spock.
So far i absolutely trust Chandler but this does't sound right to me.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 14, 2019 17:09:27 GMT -6
Wiz - experience talking right there.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 12, 2019 23:31:49 GMT -6
Interesting to hear you're getting the twins Jerome - I imagine you've heard them ?
I've just done a pilgrimage to listen to speakers and heard the 50s and twins in different shops which makes comparison almost impossible but FWIW I thought the 50s were a " complete ' little speaker albeit a little light as expected where the twins didn't do what I'd hoped for me. Take that impression with the proverbial salt grains but there it is.YMWPV.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 11, 2019 16:44:48 GMT -6
Boom boom!
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Post by reddirt on Feb 10, 2019 20:09:45 GMT -6
I too sold my Amphions (1 15) and have a pair of Eve audio 305 s arriving on Wed. They are 2.5 s much like Shape twins but horizontal oriented. Sounded excellent in the shop but what they are like to mix on is anybody's guess. The bottom end was very even which is a great start but as is to be expected the extension was not as resolved as their bigger brother (sister?)
the 307 which were impressive if not too big.
The philosophy of winding in just a little sub, as you are makes sense to me.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 10, 2019 16:56:33 GMT -6
I'm thinking about these things at the moment with little to no experience. Given that a lot of stereo info still resides at 120 and below,have you noticed any stereo compromise and have you tried lower x-over values Kcatt?
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 10, 2019 16:48:38 GMT -6
I would be interested in more of Josh's product but he's got to get up to date for me to consider it. I am at a loss to understand how after all the opprobrium he has not bunkered down with core designs and finished the orders.
Developing one or two new products for most people would be a full time job let alone several complex ones and putting them into production; so I can't entertain any purchases under these questionable if well intentioned conditions.
I also can't see how 50 per cent off won't incur losses at the back end which are going to bite him on the bum as margins would be tiny anyway, so my feeling has to be there'll be a reckoning day some time. Dispassionate observers with no dog in the fight would at a bare minimum, advise caution. I'm sorry if that's harsh - I'd love to be proven wrong.
I wish you well Josh because I believe you must be working your pickle off but deliver as promised first and foremost and be brutally honest to yourself and thus clients as to delivery dates please, not to mention, update the website with its incorrect stock status etc.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 8, 2019 15:29:46 GMT -6
Quint, you make a lot of great points - it's its own thing with excellent build quality (by the looks). Put up against a high priced tube mic it easily holds its own and more because of its versatility. I speculate it might be a great match with the new Weight Tank 72.
In John's takes I thought take A was too bloated and recessed in the mids on that vocal but nothing that couldn't be eq'd on the right source however take B was the best of the 3 (Inc the Upton) as it didn't pinch in the mids while keeping clarity - a bit like a fine example of a U 87 should sound (in my dreams).
If it had fig 8 I'd be seriously looking even though it'll run over 3000 AUD -I'd pay for a mic that takes anything you can throw at it and hopefully this can.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 7, 2019 16:33:20 GMT -6
The Wagner U47 had the option of both capsules.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 7, 2019 14:17:44 GMT -6
Had a listen on some nice cans - the Upton is fine but possibly hints at pinching when pushed in the mids ; for me the 2nd Chandler is the most universal -It's U87 esque without the pinch. Factor in the price and i'd be tempted to go there.
The first Chandler has a fair bit of extraneous fat and recessed mids which would needy to be sculpted for the voice however it may sound great on other things. Better to start with bottom end than have to add it,
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 6, 2019 23:51:11 GMT -6
Yep as I said in an earlier post a 67 and 87 because of the shared body would make absolute sense particularly if they unquestionably nailed the sound of the best examples of those models.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 6, 2019 20:33:38 GMT -6
There's the spirit.😀
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Post by reddirt on Feb 5, 2019 21:14:15 GMT -6
That's a hell of a rap Wiz, great outcome.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 4, 2019 16:56:21 GMT -6
Just to go back to sibilance for a sec; the performer is the major determinant here - some people are very sibilant , some not so much so it's hard to blame a mic listening to clips.
And yes off axis delivery is a time proven way of reducing sibilance; having said that I'd rather the mic didn't exacerbate it.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 3, 2019 19:15:02 GMT -6
Wasn't criticising Dr Bill, probably exorcising frustrations at mics that deliver less than the in-room sound; given your access to the best, that's probably not an issue you have to face too often.
My point is , with my relatively limited mic locker I'd love a mic that captures the sound and more - I'd have no difficulty reducing its footprint.😄
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 3, 2019 17:08:01 GMT -6
Stuffed if I know how a mic can sound too big and not be HPF'd or whatever suits to make it work.
I would have thought that's a great "problem" to have ; either that or I've still got a lot to learn on that score.
Feel free to school me.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 3, 2019 8:01:57 GMT -6
Oops again, (way past my bed time) apply my last post to the Heisermann thread😋
Cheers,Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 3, 2019 7:54:13 GMT -6
Oops ,just realised Ive been thinking in Aussie dollars when having my 2 cents worth on pricing. If it means anything to anyone, you can multiply my figures by 3/4 for USD.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 2, 2019 16:40:26 GMT -6
Getting really interested in this especially given the price ; a little sad it doesn't have fig 8 for reducing bleed - any chance in future models Spock?
Cheers, Ross
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Post by reddirt on Feb 2, 2019 1:52:50 GMT -6
Well if patents are no issue then make both a u87 and 67 with perfect body and a quality
cradle.
Hypothetically,the 87 @ 1850 - 2000, 67 around 2,500 roughly.
If they are up to snuff you've only one body to worry about.
I'd be tempted to start there.
Ah , this mic building is so easy....
Cheers, Ross
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