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Originally Posted by jamesosullivan1  4. For overheads????? AT4050 pair, neumann KM184 pair, or the Josephson C42 pair |
I've used a pair of 184s for OHs for a while and found them to be really good for that, at least until getting a pair of Beyer M160s which are my go-to OH mics now. Maybe these are above your budget but the Beyers are beautiful mics and useful for many other things. I really dig the warmth and roundness of these mics but they still pick up enough detail and 'sheen'.
In fact, since I only found the 184s useful for OHs I sold the pair and got a single KM 84. Now I do agree with most folks that the KM 84 is a much better and more useful mic, I mainly use it for acoustic guitar so far but certainly will try it on snare and hi-hat eventually.
My advice would be to stay away from the 184s, I think that you get better value with the ATs or Josephsons.