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Originally Posted by darkwater Hey,
I said I would chime back in here after I shot them out at James' place.... The Pearlman was better for me. For the test, I sang What's Goin' On, by Marvin. I think I picked that because it has some extreme dynamics, from really soft falsetto to belting. We used the rolloff on the Pearlman and it was VERY 47ish. The Charter Oak had a much more pronounced upper midrange that didn't work for me at all. I could see it working in a circumstance where you had a really thick mix and needed something to cut through, maybe a singer with a lower register,... but for me, I'd rather EQ to get there than start with something so pronounced. Let me make it totally clear that the Charter Oak sounded dynamite and for a different singer would be a great call. Just not the one pour mois. C'est La Vie. Now I have to shoot the Pearlman out with my SE ICIS. James laughed at it, but that thing has won shootouts at my studio with mics 5 times it's price! |
Just to keep the confusion level high
I think if I recall from his orginal posts on the topic that James Charter Oak is a SA538B which is voiced to have a bit more forward upper mid-range (as you noted). I have the Charter Oak SA538 (no B) and it is very smooth with no hype in the presence area at all to my ear.
That being said I will still probably want to get a Perlman at some point myself but you might find the SA538 to work better for your voice (and it is also $100 cheaper)
Stephen