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Originally Posted by popmann  I've never tried the "LE"...but, the regular 2247 sounds NOTHING like a 47 or a 67...I didn't love it. When they sold for $850, it was a decent value mic. Now that they're up around $1300, I'd say save your money.
If you're buying a Chinese mic (which the peluso is save cpasule stretching and assembly), get a Sputnik. Much better, well rounded, useful LDC for less than half the price. |
1. This is a common misconception for people who either don't read through the literature before purchasing AND/OR the listens to a dealer who is mis-representing the product in order to close a sale. The 2247 is a 47 modified to German Radio Broadcast specifications. Sure, it has the "vibe" of a real 47 but it is not intended to be the replacement for the original Neumann U47 that is so famous in studios around the world. It is great for voice over work and radio station broadcasts (the only two times where I recommend this microphone). This is why the 22 47SE and 22 47LE exist. Quite honestly, the 22 47SE is the better purchase because both the SE and the LE sound identical with the exception that the SE, which uses a tube that is still in production, has a 2db lower noise floor.
2. The Peluso microphones are not Chinese mics that happen to be assembled in the USA. The only part of the the Peluso microphone line that is made in China is the metalwork. Take a look at virtually any other company in the world that makes products and you will find that they are also having their metalwork made in China. Peluso could do all the metalwork in the USA but then the microphones would be much more expensive. It's unfortunate that some things have to be outsourced to China instead of being made here in the USA, but would you really want the price to go up because of this? The transformers are made by Tom Reichenbach of Cinemag, the capsules are made by Peluso in Virginia. These are microphones that can absolutely be labeled with Made in the USA on them.
Hope that clears things up.