Microphones . . . are these any good?
ProfessorBB
Posted 2009-10-14 10:51 PM (#394519)
Subject: Microphones . . . are these any good?



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I have a few microphones in my stash of junk that I've used over the years for live work, but I'm not sure if any of them are really any good. I believe they're anywhere from 20 to 50 (the Shure) years old. Anybody know anything about any of these?

AKG D190E
Audio-Techna AT801
Audio-Techna AT802
Audio-Techna AT811
Shure Model 540 Sonodyne II
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stephent28
Posted 2009-10-14 11:10 PM (#394520 - in reply to #394519)
Subject: Re: Microphones . . . are these any good?



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AKG D190E decent but never that popular...about $65-75 used

AT802 originally sold for about $75. Pretty decent mic that would probably be the equivalent of a $250-300 mic today.

AT811 a good general purpose mic. Might be nice for recording acoustic guitar...about $75 used

Don't know anything about the other two.
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FlicKreno aka Solid Top
Posted 2009-10-14 11:26 PM (#394521 - in reply to #394519)
Subject: Re: Microphones . . . are these any good?


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Y` know Proff. , that`s a Mission-Impossible question , do Y` employ REVERB or RAUMKLANG or ..??? ..
Straight into a Good Amp./ Speaker ( No FX !! ) the AKG is probably the " best bet "

... without FX , may I suggest :

http://www.akg.com/site/products/powerslave,id,262,pid,262,nodeid,2...

.. since Ya are residing in the land of bread and honey , perhaps the :

http://www.audixusa.com/docs/products/VX10-Lo.shtml

The Former I have myself ( I swear by it !! ) , the Latter I know from HereSay ( Others who swear by it )

If Ya wanna be " POSH " then the :

http://www.neumann.com/?lang=en&id=current_microphones&cid=kms105_d...

.. some I know have been selling theirs again ..

.. on a cheap-skate budget there`s allways the SM 58 .. every - one Should have one ..

Vic

.. All o` the above available from yer local friendly ALPEP ..
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