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Originally Posted by ddp  Well this certainly is a lively thread!! 
I had a practical question about these mics. I'm really interested in the LE and the SE but I spoke to one vendor today who used to stock these mics and they no longer do because they had too much variance in the peluso mics.
He said that he would have 4 mics tested and each one would sound different.
So I'm wondering if any of you who have experience with these mics can address this issue? |
In all my years with Peluso, and I was the first dealer he ever brought on, I have never experienced this. There is a difference between the LE and the SE but it is not in the sound. It is in the noise floor because the LE's tube has a 2db higher noise floor than the SE.
I have had LE's and SE's stereo matched for customers when someone first buys an LE and then buys an SE. The mics are truly identical in sound and John takes great care in putting them through the tests and tuning them accordingly.
Personally, I always recommend the SE as it is a little less expensive and has a 2db lower noise floor. That's what I use as well.