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[M Hucknell]

Originally posted by soundian
And I would suggest a national company to buy something like mics. You won't need technical backup, which buyiing locally normally assures you but large companies don't, and it'll be significantly cheaper cos they can buy in bulk.

Next time you are stuck for something that you don't need technical back up with like speaker cable for instance I will suggest that you phone a National Company?

I have lots used 58's for sale. They have been used lots and look a bit tatty but they sound 100% Proof of their build quality. you can stick a new mic grill on them for about a fiver.

[Alex]

shure's are decent. I borrowed a rode NTK for some vocals and it's amazing. Rode's are generally brilliant, imho.

[spellchecker]

mmmm, rode mics are nice. we were recently in a studio with a classic mkII, it sounded really, really, really nice. yummy.

[badger]

rodes are cheap. Not bad but cheap all the same. Try some Neumanns!! Nice.

[soundian]

Neumanns. Yum.

We've got to stop agreeing like this Badger, people will talk.

[badger]

I don't agree with that....................




Hold on, weve already done that one

[David]

shure sm57 and sm58's are the industry standards in vocal and instrument mics, indestructible and sound great

i think behringer do some pretty cheap copys of them if your short on cash

David

[badger]

Originally posted by David
shure sm57 and sm58's are the industry standards in vocal and instrument mics, indestructible and sound great

i think behringer do some pretty cheap copys of them if your short on cash

David

Err, no microphone is "indestructible" - including 58's & 57's. People only think they "sound great" because they are pretty much the only mics that people have heard as they are "industry standard". If you pay a little more money, you can get the beta 58 which is an up to date version of the 58. Not too bad. EV (Electrovoice) do some nice cheap and not so cheap dynamic mics, as do Sennheiser (their evolution series is very cheap!)

The Behringer copys are actually rather good. I have three (although I left one in a bell tower for 9 months I haven't checked it yet.) Only problem is getting hold of some.


Badger.

PS David - where did you get your avatar. I want it!!

[soundian]

I've never heard Behringer mics but I'm surprised that you rate them considering most of their equipment is 'cheap'n'cheerful'.

Mind you, I have had one engineer say that he's A/B'ed Behringers reference mic with several others and the small difference is not worth the extra £500+ quid.

Anyone ever used one of these cos £350 for a reference mic is feckin cheap and I'm tempted.

[badger]

I have used the reference mic your talking about with an original Behringer Ultra Curve (when they were still expensive!) It was used in RTA mode and just picked up the sound from the band(s) to help with feedback elimination and ringing out the monitors. Bit lame really coz thats wot your ears are for!

I haven't used the behringer dynamics in a gig situation, but for the money, they are a very good buy!!