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Originally Posted by Piedpiper  These samples show the same relationship of the two that the original samples show. The first is clearly the brighter, noisier, edgier, more sibilant Neumann, and the second is the warmer, richer, smoother, less sibilant modded Rode. Those who prefer the Neumann probably want the extra cut that it offers. Apples and oranges. I prefer the orange. It bears repeating that the modded Rode bears little resemblance to an unmodded Rode with no discernible trail of breadcrumbs to its Rode lineage, and well it shouldn't. |
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Originally Posted by Piedpiper It makes me wonder what people are listening on that this is not obvious. |
I'm not sure I follow since in both instances, you chose the Rode as the Neumann.
The Rode has a huge bottom and sibilant top. That is in direct contradiction to a "real" Neumann, which were originally created for broadcast on tube radios.
Mids and low mids were essential.