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Old 8th July 2008   #25
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A recent drum mic shootout left me liking the MJ modded 205 over the fathead, although both were nice. For a room mic, it smoked the fathead, and for overheads, it edged it out - but by a smaller margin.
I should also add that the Fathead sounded great, but that the kit I was recording, and the music itself, called for a really ballsy bottom end heaviness, and that's why I preferred the 205's over the Fathead. On a different kit, different music, the Fathead would have been great.

Still looking for more opportunities to work with the X-15. Love the build and basic sound, but don't completely have a handle on it yet. Great mic for the $$$. Maybe great period. Time will tell. thumbsup
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