Stellar CM-6 Vs Mojave MA-200 - Page 4

nulldevice · 31st January 2012

My CM-6 just arrived.

I'm quite fond of it already. One thing I did notice was that it seems to take longer for the tube to warm up than I'm used to - after a half hour it was sort of sibilant, but after about an hour a lot of that had died down.

Also, I discovered that changing the patterns can alter the performance of the mic substantially. About a click-or-two past cardioid over towards fig-8 gave me a much richer sound than at straight cardioid.

A friend of mine has an MA-200 and I've got nothing but great things to say about it. It's really a lovely mic. But it's also out of my pricerange (MA-300 even moreso) and as far as budget tube mics go, I'm very pleased with the CM-6. It holds its own sound-quality-wise against my other mics of higher price classes (all of which I managed to get at cut-rate prices, which is why I have them in the first place) but sounds quite a bit different than any of them, so it's a nice addition to the arsenal.

If I had the cash for a Mojave, I'd have one in a split second. But I'm pretty sure my wife would make me sleep in the car for a month.

kidvybes · 31st January 2012

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Originally Posted by nulldevice

My CM-6 just arrived.

I'm quite fond of it already. One thing I did notice was that it seems to take longer for the tube to warm up than I'm used to - after a half hour it was sort of sibilant, but after about an hour a lot of that had died down.

...as you continue to burn in the mic, it will smooth out a bit more, as well as warm up a bit quicker (20-30 minutes usually does the trick)...both the tube and the transformer benefit greatly from ample burn-in...tube swaps can also tweak tonality...

sheva · 2 Days Ago

Threadcromancy, I know.
but, holy crap. I'd been through this thread a while back, am sick in bed, bored and came upon it again in the neverending quest for "the ultimate cheap mike". Listened to the clips again, all the while thinking that I was sure that I remebered #2 was the mojave. and of course, it had to be because it was clearly the better microphone. thinking all cocky, I can always pick out the more expensive mike in these types of polls..... etc. basically I'm pretty excited because I think this is the first time i've liked the less expensive mike in one of these shootouts.

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31st January 2012	#91
nulldevice Gear Head Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Madison WI Posts: 39	My CM-6 just arrived. I'm quite fond of it already. One thing I did notice was that it seems to take longer for the tube to warm up than I'm used to - after a half hour it was sort of sibilant, but after about an hour a lot of that had died down. Also, I discovered that changing the patterns can alter the performance of the mic substantially. About a click-or-two past cardioid over towards fig-8 gave me a much richer sound than at straight cardioid. A friend of mine has an MA-200 and I've got nothing but great things to say about it. It's really a lovely mic. But it's also out of my pricerange (MA-300 even moreso) and as far as budget tube mics go, I'm very pleased with the CM-6. It holds its own sound-quality-wise against my other mics of higher price classes (all of which I managed to get at cut-rate prices, which is why I have them in the first place) but sounds quite a bit different than any of them, so it's a nice addition to the arsenal. If I had the cash for a Mojave, I'd have one in a split second. But I'm pretty sure my wife would make me sleep in the car for a month.

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sheva Gear interested Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 5	Threadcromancy, I know. but, holy crap. I'd been through this thread a while back, am sick in bed, bored and came upon it again in the neverending quest for "the ultimate cheap mike". Listened to the clips again, all the while thinking that I was sure that I remebered #2 was the mojave. and of course, it had to be because it was clearly the better microphone. thinking all cocky, I can always pick out the more expensive mike in these types of polls..... etc. basically I'm pretty excited because I think this is the first time i've liked the less expensive mike in one of these shootouts.