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Originally Posted by drBill  Hey Leo, thanks for doing the comparisons. I enjoyed the CD and thought that it gives a good idea of what all the mics generally sound like. And also lets you know how similar they are, but what the main differences are. I see the most difference between the royer and the FH. The royer just has more "polish" to it if that's what your'e looking for. The FH has a more raw sound which can be good....or in some circumstances when compared to the royer...it can sound "cheaper".
Ultimately, one needs to try them for themselves cause naked clips have no bearing in reality as to how the sound is going to fit into a mix - that is where the rubber meets the road.
As for the X15 - most of the clips I've heard have had some weird imaging things going on. I like the tone but don't like the imaging. If it's truly 2 FH's, I'd buy the two and call it good so that I could mess with my own imaging placement.
As for the 205 - it's the Apex205. the smaller brother of the initial ribbon offering that everyone picked up a couple years ago (the 210, etc.). The head basket and body of the mic ring much less than the 210 and most prefer the 205 to the 210. Stock it sound pretty good and can be had for $82.00. Michael Joly of Oktavamod does mods to them. He puts in a Lundhal transformer, removes the restrictive mesh in the head basket and dampens the body. He also can provide an optional shockmount. The mods open the mic up on the top and bottom. All I know is that this mic blew me away. I'd love to hear it in a shootout similar to the one you did. I'm sure it would hold it's own well.
Cheers,
Bill |
Glad you enjoyed it! As far as the Fat Head sounding cheaper man I just didn't hear that, actually to everyone involved in the shootout The Royer came dead last exept in the clean guitar sound but again YMMV! To be honest I thought that the FH II was tone wise right smack in the middle of the other 2 mics with th Royer being the leanest and the AEA being the thickest! More to the point we didn't hear a quality difference so much as a tone difference . IMHO I thought that the FATHEAD had the best balance of hi to mid to low, and I swear to you that no one was more surprised than me! My recommendation ,try them both head to head 'cause I simply don't feel the sound difference matches the price difference. As I said before I was able to match the sound of either of the other mics with very minimal EQ to the point that no one in the control room cold tell them apart!! Really great stuff! If I was to choose one of the other mics it would be the AEA 'cause I really loved it's thick low end which I attribute to the AEA having a larger ribbon overall!( but hell what do I know?) Guys ,try them on your own DON"T take my word for it!! If you are able to put your preconceptions aside along with the cost of the mics I think you'll be as surprised as I was! Thanx for the info about the modded 205 I'll probably be looking at them next!
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