Affordable Mics that Rival Mics 3x their price?

[Chrisc_o]

Originally Posted by guitarkeys

GO!

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[Doc Mixwell]

Blackspade UM17R [2K] and UM25C [2.7K]

MOJO MICS!!!

[dxavier]

Originally Posted by Chrisc_o

...to the search function

hahahaha!! I agree with this too. This kind of thread gets risen once a week!!

My two pence...

Condenser - SE Electronics Z3300a. Low price great great mic.
Dynamic - Beyerdynamic M88. Still laughing at how good this sounds. I will just carry on laughing........

[guitarkeys]

I figured this gets asked all the time, but it still makes it easier ha

[Dreamcaseal]

i like the at2035 better than the mk4 and i have a hard time remembering how much worse the at2020 was in comparison to the at2035. but the mk4 is a very warm mic. i didnt like it at all because of that. had too much punch too. made it very unatural.

[fastlanestoner]

CAD M179. Great condenser microphone.

[Boschen]

CAD m179

AKG. D120

M88

[tINY]

Do you want a good mic, or one with "lots of MOJO"?



-tINY

[electricity17]

Beyerdynamic M201
Oktavamod Rode NT1A
Little Blondies

[guitarkeys]

Thanks everyone.....I am going to make this more specific RIBBON mic that rivals 3x its price!!

[Hobbs_Won]

Cascade Fathead

[Dave457]

V69 with upgraded tube

[Dot]

The MXL V69ME is an excellent mic. Lots of color and mojo.

The Sennheiser 421 regularly beats out expensive condensers for vocals.

[chessparov]

Does an AEA 44 ($3000) compared to a pristine vintage U47 count ($9000+) count?

Chris

[Melgueil]

Audio Technica

Cdlt

[Mixtree Audio]

CAD M179
sE R1
Cascade Fathead
Cascade Knucklehead
SM7b
Rode NT2 (original)

[gouge]

Originally Posted by guitarkeys

Thanks everyone.....I am going to make this more specific RIBBON mic that rivals 3x its price!!

oktavamod nady rsm4 is one of my favourites i use it side by side with a royer r121. also one of my favourite room mics.

the jolly, apex mod gets a lot of love on gearslutz also

have been looking for a stock ml-52 to try out recently for somthing different.

[Dave Anderson]

I have to add my name to those who mentioned the Beyer M201. I'm not sure if it rivals mics at 3X its price but certainly some mics at twice the price. A while back I compared the M201 to a Sennheiser MD421 and a Shure SM7b on this site. I didn't know which mic I was listening to and ended up preferring the Beyer. At the price the Beyer is a bargain, in my opinion.

Dave.

[adamboon]

Line CM3
Shure PG27

[Karloff70]

Originally Posted by guitarkeys

Thanks everyone.....I am going to make this more specific RIBBON mic that rivals 3x its price!!

Ribbon mic that brings PROPER mojo for little money is Beyerdynamic M260N. The old grey one. Great for lots of stuff and as warm, vibey addition on lots more stuff.

[guitarkeys]

great responses!

[edva]

If not already mentioned, Oktava 012, especially good modded one with omni cap, and perhaps the best bang for buck I've ever heard, and I have used a lot of good mics, a good modded Oktava 319, geez, the one I have is sweet, less than $250, with the mod. Not an off the shelf item, it was the third one I had, then had it modded, so some effort, but def. worth at least three times the price in terms of sound. The other two weren't bad either by any means, but some are better than others.

[chessparov]

Kidding aside, a "ribbon-ish" known giant killer on the cheap is the Electro-Voice EV 635A dynamic.

[Eric East]

Originally Posted by dxavier

Dynamic - Beyerdynamic M88. Still laughing at how good this sounds. I will just carry on laughing........

absolutely...try that on a kick drum m88> d112


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[NYCruiser]

GAP R1 Active. $219

[guitarkeys]

can I get Oktava "modded" new or who should I get it modded from

[guitarkeys]

anyone have experience with Advanced Audio mics?

[edva]

Originally Posted by guitarkeys

can I get Oktava "modded" new or who should I get it modded from

Sometimes people sell an already modded one, as a used item. There are at least three guys who do modding that I know of, mentioned often on this list, all seem to be reputable. I used Bill Sitler, did a fine job on several of my Oktava's.

[kidvybes]

Originally Posted by guitarkeys

anyone have experience with Advanced Audio mics?

...yes, I've owned 2 of Dave Thomas' tube mics (the CM-47 and CM-12)...both are excellent IMHO and well worth their cost...but if you're looking for mics truly worth 3X their cost, I'd recommend a look at the Stellar tube mics (CM-6 and CM-5)...they are built to the same level of quality as the Advanced Audio mics (in the very same factory) and retail for almost half the price of the equivalent AA mics...at $400, IMHO they easily hang with tube mics in the $1000-1200 price range (like the Mojave MA200, Miktek CV4, Blackspade UM17, and the Telefunken RFT series mics)...

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