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Originally Posted by oscilloscope  I think that the U87 was, for a long time, a great mic and a great choice for a wide array of sources. I just think that in the past 10 years so many new mic manufacturers have cropped up with some amazing mics... some that would blow the doors off the u87... at half the price! Some manufacturers include Peluso, Charter Oak, Blue, Mojave, Groove Tubes and many others. I bought a Peluso 2247LE last year and although its a totally different mic than a U87 I'll use it above my 87 in a heartbeat... for just about any source. My point is that, you can get a superior mic for the same $$$ as a U87, or buy two great mics with different vibe for the same price as a 87. |
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Consider the new options we have now.
My beef with the 87 is that I find it to be dull on vocals. I know there have been great vox cut with the 87, but a lot of them i'm less than thrilled with.
The best thing I've ever heard them on is a pair on OH's courtesy of Matt Malpass/Matt Goldman. Very good.
Another thing. I really really don't like the gear list of a lot of recent graduates from recording schools. They all have an 87, some 414s, an 81, 421s, 57s and a royer. Granted, they're the 'standard' but come on...think about gear beyond what your instructors say you need to get and what's the best. The 57 and 421 are no brainers to me, but all the others i would ditch, maybe except the royer. anyway, this isnt about me. its about the 87
personally i've only worked with an 87 once through an MCI board and a Tube Tech CL 1B tracked to 1/2"...sounded alright but definitely would have gotten better results with something like a Peluso