Quote:
Originally Posted by max cooper  I think an 87 is kinda "hi-fi" in that it's pretty wyhiwhg.
Maybe too much so for our post-tape world.
To me, almost nobody beat Karen Carpenter's vocal sound... and it was 87 all the way. |
Yes - umm WYHIWYG. That pretty much nails it AFAICT.
And therein lies the source of much controversy because not everyone wants the same thing in a microphone. Some want it to deliver back what they're hearing with maximum accuracy/fidelity (in which case the 87 may not be the
best possible choice but it's certainly an excellent and reliable choice) whereas others want a mic that will produce something that "enhances" the sound in any of a variety of ways (or all of them at once).
So it depends on whether you want to capture the souce and all its warts or to capture the sound you're hearing in your head - thus "good" means quite different things to different people. Small wonder there is no agreement.
