JZ V47 vs real U47, also M49, Manley Gold, Horch, BH2

[Eskimo Brain]

Originally Posted by World Studios

If you had included the Horch in the first test, would it have outperformed all the others, or is it just a case where the JZ mic fitted the first singer better, in your informed and enlightened opinion?

Perhaps one thing to consider is that the API used in the first test may not have done justice to higher end mics and made their advantages less pronounced. That said, I personally find the Horch more rich and euphonic on male voices than the 47-type mikes. A subjective judgement, for sure, but at that level, it's all a matter of aesthetic preference really.

[carloff]

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TEST M49,Manley Gold,U47,U87i

[jjblair]

I hate to point out that the basket on the 47 is not a real Neumann basket. I wonder what kind of capsule is in it. Maybe not the best example of a U47 to use for the test.

[carloff]

JJ the U47 has flea basket [original was destroied]with gefell reskinned M7 from 2002 year.I had possibility to try 8 different capsules on my U47.This piece was inspected, reworked and revisioned with A.Grosser.Has VF14 inside and later Bv8.This U47 won tests against all U47 what I had opportunity to try.[at about 20]
please stop comment where you do dont know the history of this exact piece thx
peace

[Kasper.]

Ok I need to know... Why does everyone say that Manley Gold is a bright sounding microphone? To my ears it really lacks sparkle and air. When i tested it I had the same experience. Can anyone explain to me why i hear something, and read something completely different?

Thanks!!

[Chris Lago]

Originally Posted by Kasper.

Ok I need to know... Why does everyone say that Manley Gold is a bright sounding microphone? To my ears it really lacks sparkle and air. When i tested it I had the same experience. Can anyone explain to me why i hear something, and read something completely different?

Thanks!!

I think the problem is, you can't "listen" to something by reading a description, you listen to something by using your ears, and more people need to do that! What you hear is more important than what you read on here

[didier.brest]

Its mids are less present when compared to other mics like the Neumann M149 and the Rode Classic II in this test.

[Kasper.]

Originally Posted by Chris Lago

I think the problem is, you can't "listen" to something by reading a description, you listen to something by using your ears, and more people need to do that! What you hear is more important than what you read on here

Please please read before you reply. It will safe us all a lot of time.

What i say is - When people explain the sound of the Manley Gold, it is very different from my experience with the microphone. I know that explaining sound i difficult, but to me it is more dark than bright sounding.

[Kasper.]

Originally Posted by didier.brest

Its mids are less present when compared to other mics like the Neumann M149 and the Rode Classic II in this test.

But to me it is a difficult sound to work with for most vocals. How come it is so popular? Do you boost high mids on all recordings, or how do you compensate for it?

[Piedpiper]

As the Manley site explains, the Gold is bright on the very top, above 12k, like a C12. It is unhyped in the lower treble around 5-10k, where a lot of other mics are pushed, and/or rough, and that most people would describe as bright if accentuated. It's all in what you mean by the word "bright". The Reference Cardioid is pushed in that area and would be normally termed bright in comparison to the Gold. It's further confused by the fact that a lot of people call 5k upper mids, which I find misleading.

[Joel Graf]

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