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TOP TEN Mics EVER?

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Submitted by KurtFoster on

List your top ten favorite mics of all time. I will use newer models as a suggestion guide for the Review page. If you want to list older favorites that's cool too! Discuss . . Fats

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anonymous

Bruel & Kjauer 4011 (The best Hi Hat mic)

Coles 4038 (Amazing do everything even with high SPL's mic)

AKG 414 TLII (Same capsule as a C12 but not tube)

Neumann Tlm 170r ( Best Tom mic known to man)

or at least in my opinion

Neumann M149 (Perfect and versatile for almost every vocal application-but not limited to)

Audio Technica 4060 ( Best 1200 tube mic i've ever heard)

Sony C800 (Do I need to say)

Sennheiser 421 ( Amazing dynamic mic-workhorse)

AKG D112, and D12 ( Great Kick Drum mics

And last but not least - Da 57 just because

I love rock music and well there isn't much rock

that is not using this cheapie but goodie!

Fri, 03/07/2003 - 10:05 Permalink
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MPlancke

Originally posted by ChrisHatfield/Engineer:



AKG 414 TLII (Same capsule as a C12 but not tube)

Unfortunately AKG has never reconstructed the brass CK12 capsule. The capsule in the subsequent C12VR and 414's are teflon caps that have been "tuned" to sort of sound like it's brass capsuled cousin, but misses the mark by a long shot. Of course AKG doesn't seem to think this is the case. :eek:



Mark

Sun, 03/09/2003 - 07:24 Permalink
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Davedog

These would have to be only the top ten that i've used or heard the direct results just after use...in no order whatever

SM-81

SM-57

SM58

PE-50

U87i

MD-421

MD-441

AKG-451

U-67

SM-7

the second ten would look like this

MD-409

D-12

C-17

AKG 4050

A-51

Beyer M-500

Beyer 422

D-1 Audix

D-4 Audix

RE-20

so much for 'lists'

Sun, 03/09/2003 - 16:04 Permalink