SENNHEISER 421

fuzzface777 · 23rd November 2005

Any advice about choosing the better year for this mic? I have seen older ones on ebay selling from France, white body casing, some slightly different looking, the new one is 360 usd and black THAT Is all I know.... anyone know?

fuzzface777 · 24th November 2005

nobody knows? OK thanks anyway....

gainreduction · 24th November 2005

They are all great, get one !

C/G · 24th November 2005

Fuzz, I prefer the older white ones myself, but the black ones are great too. The older ones have a bit more weight to the sound, but that could be my imagination. Maybe the transformers were different in the older ones? 421's are really a fantastic and extremely versatile mic. One can basically throw it on anything. These are becoming one of my favorite amp mics.

rodabod · 25th November 2005

Sennheiser changed the design significantly during production. Earlier revisions have a different design as this was changed to make the mic cheaper to produce.

The voice-coil was changed at one point too. There are copper and aluminium versions apparently.

I only have early white ones which are said to not be as bright as the later black ones.

raal · 25th November 2005

never heard a white one, but the black ones i have are over 10 years old and they rock. kick, amps, whatever.

chetatkinsdiet · 25th November 2005

White and early black are great. I'm not a big fan of the "-II" versions. I think most folks will agree that they're not as nice as the older ones.
later,
m

23rd November 2005	#1
fuzzface777 Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,190 Thread Starter	SENNHEISER 421 Any advice about choosing the better year for this mic? I have seen older ones on ebay selling from France, white body casing, some slightly different looking, the new one is 360 usd and black THAT Is all I know.... anyone know?

24th November 2005	#4
C/G Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,829	Fuzz, I prefer the older white ones myself, but the black ones are great too. The older ones have a bit more weight to the sound, but that could be my imagination. Maybe the transformers were different in the older ones? 421's are really a fantastic and extremely versatile mic. One can basically throw it on anything. These are becoming one of my favorite amp mics. __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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chetatkinsdiet Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,493	White and early black are great. I'm not a big fan of the "-II" versions. I think most folks will agree that they're not as nice as the older ones. later, m