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5th January 2007, 08:10 PM
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Connecticut, USA
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| Question about two dynamic mics Hello, all When purchasing an SM-7, is it worth looking around for an "older" one (and, if so, of what "era"), or are the current ones just as good? Andsame question on MD421. Thanks... |
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5th January 2007, 08:17 PM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Analog Planet
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| New SM7B sounds the same as the old SM7 or SM7A. I think all they've changed over the years is the yoke-mount and/or the wind-screen. I've never known anyone to differentiate between new and old 421s. Old ones have usually been pretty hammered and have drum-stick dents, etc. Unless they're the really old "white" ones from the '60s/early '70s -- they're actually a light gray color--but they're only better cause they look cool and are rare and "vintage".
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5th January 2007, 08:23 PM
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| Gear addict  Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles
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| I have a couple of old gray ones that I like. I think that they sound a little smoother than the new ones. However, it probably just means that I like how they've gotten f***'d up by 30 years of drummers, pot smoke and nicotine. |
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5th January 2007, 08:27 PM
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hamburg, Germany
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| i only own 2 of the old gray 421īs. And i love them!!!! a friend of mine said the newer black ones do not sound as good as the old ones... but i canīt comment on that. iīd say go for the old ones and be happy!! i also got an old SM7 and itīs a greeaaat mic, too!! both mics arenīt really fragile, so if they look good, they should work fine and serve you well the years to come 
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5th January 2007, 08:38 PM
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bloomington Il
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| Just buy whichever you come in contact with. Plug them in and make great music. That's what's most important!
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5th January 2007, 09:23 PM
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| Gear addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles
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It's not like anyone ever said the new 421's sound BAD. They don't . They sound great. There are some people who have a ~5% preference for the way the old ones sound, but you're not going to see any "Why do the new 421's Suck A**?" threads around here because these mics are still classics, the new ones included. | |
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