neumann km 183 d

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:24 pm

RemyRAD wrote:

...and just surprise everybody by your superlative engineering skills.

Sssh! Don't tell anyone, but I actually don't have any engineering skills. I've got a big mouth and an even bigger keyboard and mouse, but I wouldn't know one end of a microphone from the other (just like most rappers in music videos). That's why I'm moving to omnis.

Anyway, I thought it was all about the technology, not the skills. Do you mean to say that I'm wrong? Embarassed

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:45 pm

Mr. Simmons... thanks for the thorough information. Now I'm off to check your links. Especially the Schoeps info since I have a range of capsules...

Welcome back. Very Happy

Michael

<< added later... anyone know of a place where the Schoeps info exists in English? Oops... >>

<< added still later (after looking more closely)... I guess I didn't turn to page 4 after seeing page 2 in German Embarassed

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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 10:50 pm

Simmosonic wrote:

And, of course, all of this assumes that one likes the sound of those microphones. My own experience is that the analogue KM100 series sound very good. I wouldn't put them in the same category as Schoeps or DPA, tonally, but I wouldn't kick them out, either.

But there is some evidence that its the analog electronics in the KM100 series that is what people don't like, rather than the capsule which is the same as the old KM84 capsule. I read on the Polyhymnia website that they replace the KM100 series electronics with their own for improved sound. See the New Developments section of http://www.polyhymnia.nl

Hence my interest in hearing something closer to the capsule sound.

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:39 am

mdemeyer wrote:

anyone know of a place where the Schoeps info exists in English?

The link I provided is to a pdf, and it is written in both German and English. The illustrations on page three are labelled in German (black) and English (red) beneath it. Page 4 is a repeat of page 2 in English. Page 1 is the cover page, written in English, so no problems there.

But I am not sure if you are referring to the linked pdf or if you are trying to delve further. I have gone no further than the pdf...

"I'm a bilingual illiterate; I can't read and write in two different languages" - Steven Wright

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:42 am

DavidSpearritt wrote:

See the New Developments section of http://www.polyhymnia.nl

Fantastic; it is always interesting to learn about how people modify existing equipment and improve its performance. It is even more interesting when that equipment comes from reputable brands and is well-designed in the first place...

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:05 pm

Plush wrote:

My dialect talk in my other post reflects speech of southern whites, not some slave talk.

That works for me...

Quote:

The term, "nig-nog" is the official name of a Nagra tape recorder assigned by the Swiss factory.

Ah... So if I marched into Nagra's factory, found a machine on the service bench and yelled "What's wrong with this bloody Nig-Nog?" I won't get beaten to a pulp by any employees of African or West Indian ancestry?

Whew...

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My burgeoning interest in the new Neumann digital offering is merely because of curiosity. I agree that the cost is ridiculous.

As you can probably tell, I've had a change of heart about the technology... I'd like to own a stereo kit, complete with capsule sets. If I was starting out anew and was happy to record directly onto a laptop (instead of buying a Nagra or similar), it could be worthwhile.

It's a bit hard to justify however with my existing rig. For the cost of the Solution D, I can buy a *very* nice selection of analogue microphones and a return airfare to an exotic location or two!

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