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Originally Posted by T.RayBullard  the jdisc gives every advantage of spaced omnis, with more focus, tighter LF and less hassle. |
More focus than spaced omnis: maybe. If I want more focus, which is not always true.
Tighter LF than spaced omnis: don't think so. Of course, tighter LF than with cardioids. But this is due to the pressure transducer, and not to the disc.
Less hassle? It's putting up another piece. Not just a pair of mics, but also a disc. More hassle to me. And you can make all the mistakes you can make with spaced omnis (except, maybe, way too large spacings), so no advantage there.
But: I'm not saying it IS bad. Lots of good recordings use j-disc. Lots don't.
Maybe the spaced omni freakism is something typically German. Seems that nobody in Germany likes coincident setups for classical, but lots of Americans seem to be Blumlein fans.