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Originally Posted by Mike P  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.
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oops! misread it!
I'm not sure what you mean by both instances. In Michael's test I chose them correctly. In the second test I
characterized them correctly but assumed the smoother one was the Joly modded Rode since the Joly was the smoother less sibilant in the first test. I was so sure of myself that I read it wrong when the identities were revealed! Let that be a lesson to me!
Interesting that the 87 was the smoother warmer one this time, maybe a testimony to the surface mount components in the NT1a as Michael has mentioned. Non sibilant warmth is certainly Michael's signature but I guess you can only do so much with the Rode.
My comment still stands in regards to the differences in sound being obvious, aside from their identities.
And thanks for the correction! I had this funny feeling as I was writing that post...