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Eganmedia · 6th January 2008, 09:09 PM

The only Brauner I have is a Valvet. It sounds nothing like any Neumann I have or have ever heard. But I like it regardless. It is quite bright and doesn't have the midrange thang that a U87 has (sometimes to the point of distraction). So I guess I'd say no. It doesn't sound like a Neumann. But a TLM 170 doesn't sound like a U87 either. And though TLM 170s don't sound like Brauner Valvets, I still like them too. I don't know how a VM1 sounds compared to a Valvet, So I can't say whether a Brauner sounds less like a Brauner than a Neumann or more like a Neumann than a Brauner. I certainly wouldn't drop serious cash on any microphone without first listening to it in my studio on sources I plan to record. Nor would I buy a mic based solely on its nameplate.

And though they're both Fords a Crown Victoria can't compete with with an F350 for hauling things. Cops would disagree.

6th January 2008, 09:09 PM	#7
Eganmedia Gear maniac Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Burlington, Vermont USA Posts: 224	The only Brauner I have is a Valvet. It sounds nothing like any Neumann I have or have ever heard. But I like it regardless. It is quite bright and doesn't have the midrange thang that a U87 has (sometimes to the point of distraction). So I guess I'd say no. It doesn't sound like a Neumann. But a TLM 170 doesn't sound like a U87 either. And though TLM 170s don't sound like Brauner Valvets, I still like them too. I don't know how a VM1 sounds compared to a Valvet, So I can't say whether a Brauner sounds less like a Brauner than a Neumann or more like a Neumann than a Brauner. I certainly wouldn't drop serious cash on any microphone without first listening to it in my studio on sources I plan to record. Nor would I buy a mic based solely on its nameplate. And though they're both Fords a Crown Victoria can't compete with with an F350 for hauling things. Cops would disagree. __________________ Joe Egan EMP Colchester, VT USA www.eganmedia.com "I feel more like I did when I first got here than I do now."