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Old 30th April 2007   #17
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Originally Posted by heybulldog View Post
will the cascade get me in the ballpark sound quality wise with the royer and or peluso? What is the consensus on this fathead and guitars? good bad ugly?
The abovementioned CD will give you a pretty good idea. I wish they had put a 57 up as well, but you'll definately see the differences in the mics. Order the CD - it's free.

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I like how the 121 isn't too dark, too fat, etc. It has the great qualities of a ribbon without losing detail or transients.
Mike - I agree. While other ribbons seem darker, the 121 has the ribbon qualities, but almost in a Large Diaphram Condenser-ish sort of way. But the fathead sounds better that it sometimes. Gotta get both!
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