Sputnik vs. Avant CV-12 vs. Mojave MA200

dartanian · 7th March 2008, 02:02 AM

Hey buds. First post after endless lurking. Ok I already know that we are speaking of three different price points starting at the Mojave and working down, but for VOCALS mostly, which of these three would you buy and why? Gracias amigos!

m. chan · 7th March 2008, 02:05 AM

The Sputnik has Toobs. And Toobs are cool.

dartanian · 7th March 2008, 02:07 AM

they *all* have tooobs doooood.

popmann · 7th March 2008, 03:35 AM

I've used the Mojave and the Sputnik...I'd get the Sputnik.

dartanian · 7th March 2008, 04:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by popmann

I've used the Mojave and the Sputnik...I'd get the Sputnik.

thanks. care to elaborate as to the basis of that recommendation?

GoldenOne · 7th March 2008, 04:20 AM

I own 2 Sputniks and love them quite a bit. I haven't tried either of the other mics, but the Sputniks won't make your source sound bad as long as your source sounds good in the first place. Any way you can get your hands on them to try out? That will really be the best way to test and see what sound you prefer on yours or other vocals. In comparison with an old u87 and an m147 it held it's own, but wasn't right for that vocalist/song, (u87 won out here.) I will continue trying it on all sorts of sources, but I got the pair for drum OH.

river · 7th March 2008, 04:38 AM

I just bought a CV 12 last month, only had one chance to flirt with it so far since I'm not doing any tracking at the moment. I used it on a guitar vocal experiment, wound up using it on guitar because the male vocalist has a verrrrry edgy voice, and it tended to accentuate that. On the appropriate voice, I could see it being great, but it's not one of those mics (and which one is?) that will sound great for every vocal. It was truly amazing on acoustic, however.

Bluzzi · 7th March 2008, 05:49 AM

river - Did you find the CV-12 noisy? I tried one and found it unusable on some sources because of the noise level.

Just wondering if the one I tried was typical or just a bad tube maybe?

jim

dartanian · 8th March 2008, 05:15 PM

after reading as much as has been posted here, the Avant seems to be slipping to the bottom of the list of these three.

beau · 8th March 2008, 05:32 PM

i got 2 of the cv-12 mics... for the price (1k for the pair), i think they are pretty kick ass... didnt find them noisy. acoustic guitar sounded awesome... cello, violin and viola sounded great. vocals sounded big and open. drum overheads sounded great, as well as rooms.

i haven't had a chance to swap out the tubes yet..

i have not played with the other 2 mics, so i can't comment on them.

peace

beau

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7th March 2008, 02:02 AM	#1
dartanian Gear interested Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: hotel california Posts: 6	Sputnik vs. Avant CV-12 vs. Mojave MA200 Hey buds. First post after endless lurking. Ok I already know that we are speaking of three different price points starting at the Mojave and working down, but for VOCALS mostly, which of these three would you buy and why? Gracias amigos! __________________ Taylor T5, PRS 24, Strat, Tele, Malibu, LP jr

7th March 2008, 02:05 AM	#2
m. chan Gear maniac Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada Posts: 164	The Sputnik has Toobs. And Toobs are cool. __________________ "Making music is like Cooking"

7th March 2008, 02:07 AM	#3
dartanian Gear interested Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: hotel california Posts: 6	they all have tooobs doooood. __________________ Taylor T5, PRS 24, Strat, Tele, Malibu, LP jr

8th March 2008, 05:15 PM	#9
dartanian Gear interested Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: hotel california Posts: 6	after reading as much as has been posted here, the Avant seems to be slipping to the bottom of the list of these three. __________________ Taylor T5, PRS 24, Strat, Tele, Malibu, LP jr

7th March 2008, 03:35 AM	#4
popmann Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Nashville Posts: 1,297	I've used the Mojave and the Sputnik...I'd get the Sputnik.

7th March 2008, 04:20 AM	#6
GoldenOne Gear nut Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 127	I own 2 Sputniks and love them quite a bit. I haven't tried either of the other mics, but the Sputniks won't make your source sound bad as long as your source sounds good in the first place. Any way you can get your hands on them to try out? That will really be the best way to test and see what sound you prefer on yours or other vocals. In comparison with an old u87 and an m147 it held it's own, but wasn't right for that vocalist/song, (u87 won out here.) I will continue trying it on all sorts of sources, but I got the pair for drum OH.

7th March 2008, 04:38 AM	#7
river Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 660	I just bought a CV 12 last month, only had one chance to flirt with it so far since I'm not doing any tracking at the moment. I used it on a guitar vocal experiment, wound up using it on guitar because the male vocalist has a verrrrry edgy voice, and it tended to accentuate that. On the appropriate voice, I could see it being great, but it's not one of those mics (and which one is?) that will sound great for every vocal. It was truly amazing on acoustic, however.

7th March 2008, 05:49 AM	#8
Bluzzi Gear addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 361	river - Did you find the CV-12 noisy? I tried one and found it unusable on some sources because of the noise level. Just wondering if the one I tried was typical or just a bad tube maybe? jim

8th March 2008, 05:32 PM	#10
beau Gear nut Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: California Posts: 116	i got 2 of the cv-12 mics... for the price (1k for the pair), i think they are pretty kick ass... didnt find them noisy. acoustic guitar sounded awesome... cello, violin and viola sounded great. vocals sounded big and open. drum overheads sounded great, as well as rooms. i haven't had a chance to swap out the tubes yet.. i have not played with the other 2 mics, so i can't comment on them. peace beau

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