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Originally Posted by heybulldog  crowley and tripps naked eye versus royer 121 for guitars, overheads, etc.
I plan to buy one of these and use it for
recording electric guitars-will be my main microphone for this applications paired with a 57 or 609.
recordings acoustic guitars- paired with a 451b or peluso p12.
might pick up a pair for overhead duties.
will use ocassionally for vocals
I have the budget to pick up a royer, but for the price of a royer I could get 2 naked eyes. I also have used the royer in the past but it was a bit suspect on acoustics and overhead duties, not really a good fit. I liked it on guitars quite a bit, but it wasn't quite the holy grail for me, although it was close.
I have done a search on this but did not find much of a comparison. |
For all of these applications, I'd go for an AEA R-84 - it shines on most sources and kind of makes me wonder why I bought an R-121 sometimes, although this latter still gets used on guitar cabs and Hi-Hats...
Olivier.