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Greetings.

I am day or two away from buying two Josephson C42's. Should i do it? Speak now or forever hold your peace.

I have never heard these mics and I am majorly put off buy the 4dB peak at 6kHz. I want them firstly for acoustic guitar, and i prefer a mellow, mid range warm sound to a toppier one (like my last set of acoustic recordings with AKG 2000B's) the 6k thing seems more like a drum overhead thing. I figure i'll just cut 6k in the mix if i dont like it. But it might make tracking tricky... mic placement etc.

I want 2 quality SDC's. I can't afford the really nice stuff, Gefell's etc. And dont want to but any more cheap stuff. And there doesn't seem to be anything else. So wud u go for the Josephsons ($899 from Atlas)

Be well

Comments

Reggie Mon, 10/31/2005 - 11:33

I did. From the same place too. I honestly wouldn't have thought there was a 6k peak except for you telling me there is. At any rate, I don't find them harsh at all. I think they even fall slightly in the dark category in the one diagram that the listening sessions (?) did.
The really came into their own through some decent pres (SCA J99's). I have recorded some decent acoustic guitar with them, but I don't think I have anything up on the intranet anywhere right now to listen to. I think they are a good deal, but I can't say whether you will like them.

tnjazz Tue, 11/01/2005 - 07:31

jahtao wrote: thanks so much for the replies will order tomorrow can't wait. Man if these mics are even half as good as people say they are...
... i can't remember when i last read such consistently positive comments about an audio product... hope i join the Jospehson fan club too.
thanks again
be super
mb

Jahtao, if you'd consider buying a used matched pair, Email me. I know someone who has a pair for sale for under $700.

Dirk
tnjazzgrass AT yahoo dotcom

anonymous Thu, 11/03/2005 - 08:45

Yo 'nado, Josephson's r majorly cheap in the usa ($400 each) and more expenssive in the uk (£375 each) last time i checked... makes Gefell's look kinda outta my reach (£1150 for pair from digital village)... I just might bring back an extra set from the states... for some lucky fellow.

: ) ah ordering the buggers tonight, almost as much fun as using 'em

*glee*

anonymous Thu, 11/03/2005 - 10:41

I was planning on doing a trip to the states at some point when i've got the money to stock my mic cupboard and was hoping to save enough money on mics that the holiday would be free :D

EV RE20's are so cheap, $300 compared to £800 in the UK also Shure SM81's which I worked out were in between a third and a quarter of the price in the States compared to the UK. Man we seem to pay through the nose for everyhing over here.

anonymous Thu, 11/03/2005 - 10:52

I just did a mega quick scan on the net and got these prices converting £1.00 to $1.60

Shure SM81 - USA £188 - UK £329 - Saving of £141
EV RE20 - USA £274 - UK £666 - Saving of £392
Josephson C42 - USA £250 - UK £375 - Saving of £125

That's a total saving of £658 just on those 3 mics, imagine getting 2 of each which would go nicely in my collection :D

Gotta get some money and do it :roll: