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@xTomx, thanks for linking to the RH site. That article is really great for understanding how these designs differ. I agree with you 100% about the high-end loss of "medium length" ribbon designs like the Fat Head and its many clones. For me, they're not great drum OH mics because the high end...

The published charts don't always show proximity effect. Usually the charts are produced at a 1m distance from the source. But you probably use the mic a lot closer than that, and therefore you're hearing a low-end boost due to proximity.

@bryan_kilco - sorry for the late response; I just saw your question. The "price finder" feature pulls microphone prices twice a day from all the vendors included in the system. There are about 10 vendors included at the moment, all US based. The prices shown can't really be "too high;"...

Two points here: 1- some vendors take better care to ensure you're buying a properly-tensioned ribbon. I know Cascade does this. The others, probably not. 2- If you're shopping for cheap ribbons, you need to read this analysis...