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Den · 13th August 2011

“Occasionally a piece of equipment shows up that brings real quality to the marketplace at an affordable price. AVANTONE has done exactly that with the CV12 and CV 28 microphones. In fact, I can't remember something so good being so affordable. These mics sound terrific, are robustly built, and look great to boot. These are wonderful mics, affordable within any budget. They hold their own with my U48, C24, and other high end microphones which are twenty times more expensive!"
Tony Berg PRODUCER
(Pete Yorn, Nickel Creek, Michael Penn, Squeeze, Edie Brickell, etc.)

“...I was shocked at what I heard the first time I put up the CV-28. I was recording George Doering and his army of acoustic guitars. My usual choices for these sessions are my Neumann KM-54 and my Royer 121 active ribbon mic. The CV-28 had just been delivered that afternoon, so we decided to put it up right next to the KM-54. I initially plugged both mics into two channels of my Millenia mic pre, but at first listen I thought it was a little too open and switched to a pair of API pres. Amazing! At first, it was extremely difficult to hear a difference between the Neumann and the CV-28. After a few minutes of listening, it felt like the Neumann was just slightly more refined, but not so much that I preferred it to the CV-28 (remember that I'm comparing the 28 to one of the all-time great mics here!). Rather than make a decision right there, I just recorded both mics. When it came time to mix, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the CV-28 often times worked better than the Neumann...Well Done..."
Chris Fogel PRODUCER/ ENGINEER
(Alanis Morissette, Sheryl Crow , Aerosmith, Seal, etc.)

13th August 2011	#15
Den Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 632	“Occasionally a piece of equipment shows up that brings real quality to the marketplace at an affordable price. AVANTONE has done exactly that with the CV12 and CV 28 microphones. In fact, I can't remember something so good being so affordable. These mics sound terrific, are robustly built, and look great to boot. These are wonderful mics, affordable within any budget. They hold their own with my U48, C24, and other high end microphones which are twenty times more expensive!" Tony Berg PRODUCER (Pete Yorn, Nickel Creek, Michael Penn, Squeeze, Edie Brickell, etc.) “...I was shocked at what I heard the first time I put up the CV-28. I was recording George Doering and his army of acoustic guitars. My usual choices for these sessions are my Neumann KM-54 and my Royer 121 active ribbon mic. The CV-28 had just been delivered that afternoon, so we decided to put it up right next to the KM-54. I initially plugged both mics into two channels of my Millenia mic pre, but at first listen I thought it was a little too open and switched to a pair of API pres. Amazing! At first, it was extremely difficult to hear a difference between the Neumann and the CV-28. After a few minutes of listening, it felt like the Neumann was just slightly more refined, but not so much that I preferred it to the CV-28 (remember that I'm comparing the 28 to one of the all-time great mics here!). Rather than make a decision right there, I just recorded both mics. When it came time to mix, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the CV-28 often times worked better than the Neumann...Well Done..." Chris Fogel PRODUCER/ ENGINEER (Alanis Morissette, Sheryl Crow , Aerosmith, Seal, etc.)