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Originally Posted by Dan  If you find a U87 boring, I can't see how a 170 would excite you. |
Exactly. The TLM-170 is my go-to mic when I want a neutral, character-less, totally invisible mic (but with the off-axis response & proximity effect of an LDC). It's often so uncolored as to be boring. The U-87 is my go-to mic when I want U-87 mojo: that plush, protuberant midrange grease. Sounds nice on just about anything, but never "uncolored" & hence never "boring". Just sometimes "wrong."
For that reason I rarely use a TLM-170 on voices, but a lot for 'cello, string bass, electric bass (super close-miking the speaker), woodwinds, and clean electric guitar.