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Thanks Gear for the clarification.
Yes I probably picked too easy of an example (U87ai).
Was pleasantly surprised, however, at the "chinese" Studio Projects T3 at NAMM. It certainly wasn't "blown away" by the top flight Manley Gold Reference, the Telefunken USA U47/C12/251 repro's I tried on my voice there. The Manley, Tele 251, and T3 were so close (in their own way) that they would need a strong pro AE like yourself to pick which one for me on a specific track.
The Telefunken USA C12 is clearly not a cheap mic, yet it was a clear loser to the T3 in my case. Their U47 might be extremely close to a "real" U47 as I could hear some sibilance on it which is reputed to be typical for many singers with this microphone,
when not used in conjunction with a de-esser.
It's understood by yours truly that intelligent people will still pay more for brands like AEA, Royer, et al as they have a certain "sound" that's desired for one reason or another.
And I have a great respect for those trying to keep the "ribbon sound" going.
At the same time IMHO it makes sense to try out budget models because you never know...
Anyhow, do you guys think the marketing of a dynamic mic soundalike to a ribbon has some merit?
Chris
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