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The assertion that there is no sonic difference between a Behringer mic pre and something like a John Hardy is ludicrous. I hope, for the poster's sake, that they are either joking, or not an audio pr ...

I found the XLS to be more or less equal to a ULS. I was concerned about the lack of transformer in the XLS, but I didn't hear any big change in tonality. I didn't get a chance to compare side-by-side ...

The Sytek mic pres were (more or less) originally designed as an upgrade for the Neotek Elite pres. So, that's the general quality range they're in. They'll certainly KILL any Mackie-Tascam-Octo (and ...

I know this isn't much, but I'd suggest re-posting or editing your post to say 'Gefell' rather than 'Microtech'. That's how most people know and refer to Microtech Gefell, and you may get more (any) a ...

Now, you could speculate that I got a REALLY good sample from Apex, and a bit of a dud Tele...

My post from PSW:

I used the Apex 460 and Tele USA RFT M16 in a number of session over the weeked, alongside other mics as well. I heard little or no difference between these two (other than the su ...

Did I mention the Tele also required more gain from the mic pre?

about 1/4 twist more on the gain

Well that pretty much ends this thread.

So pegleg, IYO would you say the Apex is a good mic, or that the tele is an underperformer? (Forgetting about this price issue)

As the other replies sugge ...

missil - the Apex spec-ing out better is on the
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Well, I bought an Apex 460, and got a Tele USA RFTm16, and used them in sessions today (and will tomorrow and Sunday). ...

If you read carefully through the thread on GS, including Telefunken USA's responses - you would have learned that the capsule IS INDEED the SAME! Telefunken 'chooses' the capsules (apparently a great ...