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Originally Posted by cubivore  the differences were much more subtle than i expected. |
Yes - I agree. Just goes to show that it's so much more about the source than the mic! Any half-decent mic is serviceable if you have a professional talent, place it right, use some room treatment (even then you'd be surprised what some studios get away with) and a nice clean pre-amp. Unlike music, voice-overs are rarely listened to more than once so by the time you've remarked on the subjective quality of the sound it's time to move on anyway!
For my own voice, since you ask, I keep coming back to the Gefell M930. Is it better? - I dunno. Is it familiar and easy to work with? - yes! I just like the sound of this mic and practically never need to mess with EQ to get the sound I want. The M930 is what I'd call a very good mid-range mic, that at the time I bought it was significantly cheaper than the TLM103 (which loads of studios were buying) and every bit as good if not better.
I totally accept that my preference may well have more to do with familiarity than a subjective quality or accuracy rating! This is surely true of a lot of gear and my general feeling is folks here should be more willing to embrace that concept, rather than arguing 'to the death' that Gear X is superior to Gear Y!
Anyway, based on these samples alone it's hard for even the most vehement slut to argue that the TLM103 doesn't work perfectly well for voice-over! That said, I think the M930 is a shade warmer and more musical but it's quite subtle - all other things being equal I'd still say get the Gefell.
So why did I buy the Brauner? I'm not really sure. I heard it at a friend's studio and was seduced by the incredible bass extention, but the HF lift is just too much on my voice so it sits unused most of the time.