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As promised...
Clip 1 ("All Creatures of Our God and King")
(01) A: Brauner VM-1S
(02) B: Sennheiser MKH8040 ORTF
(03) C: AA CM-28 (tube) Wide Cardioid caps
(04) D: DPA 4061
Clip 2: ("Now Thank We All Our God")
(05) A: DPA 4061
(06) B: AA CM-28 (tube) Wide Cardioid caps
(07) C: Sennheiser MKH8040 ORTF
(08) D: Brauner VM-1S
Norse, you pretty well nailed it... with gusto and panache. And the Wren project sounds great.
My preference is for the Brauner (wee bit better "sparkle" on the zimbelstern, but a bit "narrower" organ sound) and the 8040 pair (I thought the image of the organ was more like the organ sounded, from the front row... the left/right directionality is actually quite apparent). I thought the DPA did the best job of capturing the room from the "listener's" perspective from the "usual" seating distance, though not the most impressive capture of the instrument itself (it's a very reverberant environment). I would not do the CM-28 pair spaced AB, unless I had the omni caps (which I had assumed would be included in the kit... as it was there were cards, wide cards, and what seemed to be supercard and hypercard capsules... alas, no omnis). Since it was a concert and not a session, I decided not to further clog the center aisle and left the CM-28s and the 4061s at about 9' spread between the first and second pews.
Overall... from the original 44.1/16 AIF bounces, I was persuaded that, while I liked the Brauner better overall (on both Tannoy 800As w/ sub, and UltraSone 650s) I probably didn't like it $10,000 better. It's a truly gorgeous piece of kit, and sounds wonderful, but in my case, I will continue to soldier on with the 8040s and the 4061s. And I'll gladly borrow the VM-1S whenever Mr. Sinko will see fit to loan it to me.
Were I to attempt to capture the Mighty Schantz again (as I hope to do at least a couple of more times during the series), I will do the Sennheisers from the same position, but on a taller stand, and move the DPAs closer together (perhaps a 1m bar) from the same stand.
Please continue with your comments and advice. Y'all all are a great and knowledgeable resource. Thanks for playing!
HB
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