The CAD E100s - your opinion or experience with ??

[jiggitysmith]

I'm about the furthest thing from a professional and have used maybe 3 mics, so I'll say it's teh best mic ever! (typical inexperienced review)

In all seriousness, I'm really not a professional and I have only used a handful of mics and this one just a handful of times (mostly because I don't have time and haven't even messed with tracks I did back in March). The noise floor really is shockingly low, the mic really hates super close up vocals and will react violently to wind/puffs (my solution was a blast pad), the proximity effect super up close isn't that spectacular from what I could tell at the time. Otherwise, normal conditions it sounds fairly neutral. Maybe would be a good reference point, or good for quiet quiet mic'ing applications due to its self noise.

As far as the tone, I really couldn't tell you. It reproduces sound pretty well to my ears, there's some acoustic clips floating around if you search around that make it sound NICE, and it's on the clipalator as well, so that'd probably do better for you to judge its tone than any sort of adjective assembly I would pull out of my ass.

[NormDark]

Mike---sent you PM.

[tINY]

I own one, but it's been on loan to a friend and, with a 2 year old to watch, I haven't had much time to get to know it.


Seemed pretty clean and super quiet - but you know how it is with voices and mics....



-tINY

[scottstoked]

I have one and really love it. It does have a sweet spot and needs a bit of room to work (you don't need to get too close).

Here is a review by a pro VO guy.
CAD E100S Voiceover Review | recording hacks

[Snatchman]

As a previous and long time owner of the CAD E-200 ( and used the E-100 quite often), I think the E-100 was a fuller sounding mic. Probably due to capsule sizes..At first glance, one would be " fooled" ( I was...) that the E-200 was a LDC, but it's not.. It has an 1/2" dia. capsule tucked inside.As the E-100 has an 1" dia.That said, the E-200 is a good sounding, workhorse of a mic though..Good luck

[tINY]

...and the e100s is a 7/8".... and Nickel plated.




-tINY

[mhs2xs]

E-200 is a dual electret condenser. I've been looking at the E100s for a while, but with 200's, 350's and a VSM, it's hard to justify at this point.