Re: Condenser Mic comparison - Opinions

Haolemon <gary_flanigan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I don't know anything about the SE stuff, but I think that in the lower
>price ranges, AT offers more honest value than AKG these days. The AKG
>stuff I've heard (C1000, C3000, etc.) is harsh and screetchy,
>especially on the top end. Consider something like the AT 4050.


AKG makes some excellent mikes, though. The C535 is about the same price
as the C1000, and it sounds good. At the AES show in Amsterdam, I asked
one of the AKG reps why, when they made an excellent mike like the C535,
they would then turn around and produce a horrible-sounding mike at the
same price point. The rep explained to me that the C1000 and C3000 were
"specially voiced for the American market." I don't think that's very
flattering to us Americans.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
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