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Originally Posted by popmann  It's not dark at ALL, IMO. Unless you're comparing it to other Chinese LDCs.
I think if a 2247 beats a U87 in a vocal shootout, you're not listening in the context of a mix. Or maybe you have an AI without a well matched preamp. Or you just don't like the 87's sound. 
You certainly don't have to agree with me. I want to be clear--I don't think it's a "bad" mic at all. It was a great value at $850. At $1300...ehh...I'd save my money. |
Well I don't agree with you at all and I don't know how long you owned one but I've owned this mic for years and my old U87 which is in excellent shape for longer. As far as pre's go I own API 312 and 512's Daking 52270's Focusrite ISA 110's ADL 600's, Musgrave modded Neve V's and Amek 9098's. So pre wise it not like I own crap.
In general the Peluso beats out the U87 and includes in the mix when you want the big large vocal sound It goes with out saying it's not the perfect mic for everything but what is. The reason why I asked if the peluso you had was real dark was there was a problem with the early 2247's and they were crazy dark. Where I will use the U87 is if I don't want it as thick as the 2247 can be. generally I also use the U87 on backing vocals.