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TyRip · 5th February 2005, 08:16 PM

I am in the process of getting some low cost mics for my home studio, and am getting rid of a Rode NT1000, getting a cheap pair of SD condensers and cheap kick and tom mics, and I need to find a good replacement for the NT1000 (well basically, I need to find something almost completely opposite of it).

I want a large diaphragm mic with some more body and a much smoother high end response than the NT1000. I would really like some tube saturation in the signal, but for around $300 or so, that is probably a bad idea, considering the tube offerings at that price.

I am looking very seriously right now at the ADK Hamburg, as that was designed expressly for the tone I have described, but the problem is that I have never heard one personally. I may consider making the jump up to the AT4047, but I really think even if it is slightly less quality and almost certainly less versatile, the ADK Hamburg still seems to go for the sound I really want for vocals, and I would probably choose it over the AT even if it only sounded better on vocals.

So, if anyone has experience with the Hamburg, or has any other suggestions for a cheap large diaphragm with a smooth high end response, please help me out, because I am struggling to make a decision without hearing the mic. Thanks.

5th February 2005, 08:16 PM	#1
TyRip Gear addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Canton, OH Posts: 313	Low budget vocal mic - smooth high end possible? I am in the process of getting some low cost mics for my home studio, and am getting rid of a Rode NT1000, getting a cheap pair of SD condensers and cheap kick and tom mics, and I need to find a good replacement for the NT1000 (well basically, I need to find something almost completely opposite of it). I want a large diaphragm mic with some more body and a much smoother high end response than the NT1000. I would really like some tube saturation in the signal, but for around $300 or so, that is probably a bad idea, considering the tube offerings at that price. I am looking very seriously right now at the ADK Hamburg, as that was designed expressly for the tone I have described, but the problem is that I have never heard one personally. I may consider making the jump up to the AT4047, but I really think even if it is slightly less quality and almost certainly less versatile, the ADK Hamburg still seems to go for the sound I really want for vocals, and I would probably choose it over the AT even if it only sounded better on vocals. So, if anyone has experience with the Hamburg, or has any other suggestions for a cheap large diaphragm with a smooth high end response, please help me out, because I am struggling to make a decision without hearing the mic. Thanks.