beyer m160 vs m260

[Marty McFly]

I second this request. Not just technical info, but what's the sound difference? I've used the m160 on strings and it sounded great. Is there a differnce in dynamics response or is there a big tonal variation between the two?

It looks like most everyone on here who mentions the m260 is using it with the Sank RCA 77 mod?

[soupking]

proaudioheaven.com

Rodger, the very friendly sales and support guy works with Mr. Sank and knows ribbon mics in and out.

[nobtwiddler]

If you do a search you'll find lots of info on these two mics.
Basically the 260 has a low frequency roll off designed as part of the mic.
Tailored for close mic'ing and eliminating the proximity boost.

[Pohaku]

Originally Posted by nobtwiddler

If you do a search you'll find lots of info on these two mics.
Basically the 260 has a low frequency roll off designed as part of the mic.
Tailored for close mic'ing and eliminating the proximity boost.

I believe that is only the newer (and current model) M260.80. At some point they appear to have dropped the ".80" suffix and now just refer to it as the M260. The older M260s (straight body and tapered body) don't have the built in roll-off.

[warhead]

Correct, the technical name of the new mic with roll off is the M260.80.

The M160 is way more useful overall, more balanced with a full low end response as well as some nice depth.

The M260.80 is quite bright and articulate in the upper mids and top end, but lacks in low end and has a more specific sound to it.

War

[Graham Tobias]

I have one of the old M260's from the early 70's without the roll off and it's a fantastic vocal mic. Great for VO work too. I can't think of a situation where I'd use an M160 for vocals. I like the M160 more on acoustic guitars and amps than the 260. Both sound great on horns. The 160 matches up with the 130 for mid-side. M160 sounds awesome on harmonica. Haha I can go on and on. My friend has an M260 that has the high pass filter- it's a lot brighter and I think his sounds better on guitars than mine.