Looking for OH mics. need your advices
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i picked up a pair of CAD e70 's (http://www.cadaudio.com/e70.php) for well under $300 new to use as spare cymbal spot mics, and after a few months of using them i've come to the conclusion that they are incredible for the price. GREAT on hihats, splashes, chinas etc in the studio, i much prefer them over my SM81's, and maybe even the AKG C414s!
I havent tried them as overheads in the studio, but i took em out for a live gig recording a few weeks ago in a horrible sounding hall-type venue, and this is the result:
regular spaced pair, no EQ other than a rolloff around 500Hz, straight out the board. pretty cool!
I havent tried them as overheads in the studio, but i took em out for a live gig recording a few weeks ago in a horrible sounding hall-type venue, and this is the result:
regular spaced pair, no EQ other than a rolloff around 500Hz, straight out the board. pretty cool!
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Just went through this myself. I would love to have 184's but at 3 times the price I couldnt justify them. Tried a few sets. The octava's get rave reviews as well, i just don't care for removable capsules myself. I wouldnt get to wrapped up in "matched pairs" Two of the same mics purchased at the same time should be very close. I ended up going with a pair at4040's and I couldnt be happier. For some reason they just sound good. Plus being able to use them on vox, acoustic gtr, gtr amps is a huge bonus. I was very close to going even cheaper and buying the at2035's. These look amazing for the money. Pad, Roll Off. Low noise. I tried the NT5's and found them boring. Although you might be into that. I like a little character.
I bet the at2025 becomes a go to mic. It looks almost identical to the discontinued 3035 and I believe has slightly better specs. But im a big fan of the at4040 in general.
Hope this helps.
I bet the at2025 becomes a go to mic. It looks almost identical to the discontinued 3035 and I believe has slightly better specs. But im a big fan of the at4040 in general.
Hope this helps.
Beyer MC930, you can get them for like $800 new on eBay from ProAudioStar, though it doesn't look like there's any up right now. Used, they'd be in your price range, easy.
I like them much better than Neumann KM184s, and the fact that they're like half the price used makes them even better
I like them much better than Neumann KM184s, and the fact that they're like half the price used makes them even better
