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Originally Posted by Michael_Joly  To the original poster's question here's what I like and what I don't...
The Good -
MXL 603 - pretty good stock, sounds like the KM 184's twin once modified.
MXL 2001 - Decent enough capsule for Dave Royer to use this mic for his "Barstow / Berlin" article. Cheap Chinese transformer degrades performance (assorted spitty distortion) but does provide an after-market upgrade path.
MXL V63 - Has a 6 micron capsule and is not as zingy as most Chinese LDCs. Transformerless. Headbasket and signal path mods clean this up. Remains a bit bright and lightweight even when mod'd.
MXL 2003 - Very flat response capsule, quite unusual for a Chinese LDC. Transformerless so it needs the usual capsule-to-FET capacitor upgrade and a few other signal path tweaks. A very clean and balanced FET / transformerless sound is possible with this mic.
MXL V67g - The real winner - nearly flat response capsule, transformer output. Combined with some signal path tweaks this a very nice mic with good body and transformer-coupled "heft".
The Bad -
MXL V69 - spitty, spike-in-the-head HF peak with stock capsule and electronics. Just not cost effective to solve all its problems.
For other LDC cheapies I like the Nady SCM 900 because its only $60. Has a poor capsule and transformer, but makes a cheap platform for a complete capsule / circuit / transformer overall. |
I just bought the V67g, V63, a pair of the 603's, Nady RSM-4, and Apex 205 due to you and Harvey's repuatations alone. I got all of these on the cheap, so you can expect some mods coming your way. I will probably start with the 205 and V67g. I will already be sending you my V69me Friday. I am very excited to hear that mic after the mod. I don't hate it as is, but it definitely has a sizzle that grows irritating. I also noticed a spitty "break up" sound whilst doing high harmony parts.