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I'm hoping you guys can help me out. I'm debating about revising my mic cabinet as far as SDC's are concerned, and am having a hard time making a decision.

I have a matched pair of Neumann KM184's. I've only used them on a handful of projects, but I haven't done anything yet where they've really just made me go WOW!. I'm starting to think that maybe they just aren't what I'm looking for in overhead mics.

In the past I have used SM-81's and gotten some very usable results. The A-T ATM450's have also come very highly recommended on this site. I'm also curious about the Avant CK-1, as I have read a very favorable review on them. Finally, I have become a fan of 414's as overheads, so a possibility is a pair of these second hand, or a pair of the new 214, if they seem to be of comparable quality.

I'm just not sure what to do. Should I keep the 184's. Should I sell them and use the money to invest in another pair of mics, and if so, which ones? Right now I am ignoring the other various sources they can be used on and focusing on drum overheads, as this would be my primary application for them.

What do you guys think?

17th July 2008	#1
TocaLaGuitara Gear maniac Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Waterbury, CT, USA Posts: 189 Thread Starter	SDC Overheads advice I'm hoping you guys can help me out. I'm debating about revising my mic cabinet as far as SDC's are concerned, and am having a hard time making a decision. I have a matched pair of Neumann KM184's. I've only used them on a handful of projects, but I haven't done anything yet where they've really just made me go WOW!. I'm starting to think that maybe they just aren't what I'm looking for in overhead mics. In the past I have used SM-81's and gotten some very usable results. The A-T ATM450's have also come very highly recommended on this site. I'm also curious about the Avant CK-1, as I have read a very favorable review on them. Finally, I have become a fan of 414's as overheads, so a possibility is a pair of these second hand, or a pair of the new 214, if they seem to be of comparable quality. I'm just not sure what to do. Should I keep the 184's. Should I sell them and use the money to invest in another pair of mics, and if so, which ones? Right now I am ignoring the other various sources they can be used on and focusing on drum overheads, as this would be my primary application for them. What do you guys think?