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Originally posted by lucey
the Ref Card was better than the Soundelux 47 at it's own game, with a similar curve and clearer. The Manley was similar yet different to the Korby 251. Turns out the ref card is a great mic with this tube (not as great with the stock tube. see tubeworld.com for nice tubes.)
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Thanks for that, Lucey, I always love to read reviews, despite the fact that a chance of personal comparison would best naturally.
Since the Korby convertible was released I am lusting for it ( almost bought it before they raised the price significantly ), hopefully one day I can get my hands on it and at best after comparing it.
It is very interesting though how different we judge sonics.
Here is the quote that I bookmarked for the Manley Ref mic ( although very likely related to it with original tube inside ) at the time that I was researching for my first ( and yet only ) decent microphone.
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"IN CONCLUSION
Three grand is a lot to cough up for a cardioid-only tube mic. In a marketplace
where the Neumann TLM 103 FET cardioid is $995, quieter and has about the
same output, you really have to WANT a tube mic to spend the extra money. The
merit of the Manley Reference Cardioid is its extreme openness and high-end
response. If you normally reach for the "air band" when EQing tracks, you
probably won't have to with this mic. If you're shooting for a more open sound and
24-bit, 96KHz audio, the Manley should capture that well, and, provided the sound
source is of a reasonable level, tube noise won't be a problem."
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Ruphus