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Originally posted by bloodstone
Greetings. I was curious, do the "Pre-Sennheiser" 149 Neumann's sound better than the post? Is this even a factor/possibility? |
There is no pre Sennheiser M149, but three different versions of M149, all suck big time, Neumann or better Sennheiser forgets to tell people that the tube inside the mic is just for marketing. First they started with an EC1000, a electrometer triode made for O-scopes, didn't work out because to noisy, than they tried the EF732, to microphonic, and last but not least the 6111 dual triode that was original made for the Minute Man rocket program, a simple switch on off triode. No microphonics, no noise but also no sound. None of these tubes actually works well in their mics, also only the front side of the capsule sees the tube signal path, the back just goes via the op amp no tube. Aside the underheating of the tube with 5V, the mic can not handle high signal levels without craping out, the random noise that starts about 6 month after first use, is quite anoying.....
Compared to a good working U47 the M149 sucks big time. I tried a E47, aside the noisy power sup (50Hz buss) it is quite capable to stand up next to a U47.