Condenser Microphone Recommendations

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Thanks for the tips. I'll look into the AT4033. After the initial posting I found some good messages boards at www.recording.org.

― dewey, Tuesday, 4 October 2005 17:03 (eighteen years ago) link

The MXL stuff is great for the money. Their model 990 is a nice mic for the cash, I got it on sale for $60 bucks. I've got another model MXL called I think a V69 or something, it is kind of a Neumann looking ripoff with a larger diaphram for around $100 and the 990 is a much better and brighter sounding mic. I ended up getting a couple more of the 990s, they work pretty well on a drum kit, acoustic, guitar amp or even for vocals.

The only "good" condensers I have are a pair of AKG C1000s and they are swell. They are pretty popular and work with about anything, especially if you want to mic an area, like overhead a kick or to record someone singing and playing the guitar at the same time with one mic.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Wednesday, 5 October 2005 02:58 (eighteen years ago) link

I'd like to add a recommendation for the MXL 603 pencil condensers as well. The best Hihat and snare mics I have ever used...and you can buy a hand-matched stereo pair w/shockmounts and a case for $279 USD.

Which reminds me, dewey, if you have any use for a pencil condenser, they also sell something called the MXL pro pac+ that is 1-2003, 1-603s, shockmounts for both, 2-15' mogami cables all in a case for $249.95 USD. Which is GREAT.

― John Justen (johnjusten), Wednesday, 5 October 2005 14:56 (eighteen years ago) link

one year passes...

at4033 is listed at 400 at sam ash, which is too much for me, sadly...

can i get a good 250-300 recommendation? i really wanna invest in something great after work today :-)

― Surmounter, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 16:06 (seventeen years ago) link

Have a look at Okatva, they get good write ups.

― Ed, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 16:41 (seventeen years ago) link

what about the at4040 Large Diaphragm?

― Surmounter, Tuesday, 20 March 2007 17:32 (seventeen years ago) link

400 for a 4033 is highway robbery

i don't love it as much as i used to but it's still very useful.

if i was going to spend under 300 now i'd probably look at a shure ksm27

― electricsound, Wednesday, 21 March 2007 07:21 (seventeen years ago) link

I've heard good things about the cad equitek e100, came close to picking one up a couple of times but haven't.

― Edward III, Wednesday, 21 March 2007 15:50 (seventeen years ago) link

OKAY! so i got the ksm27. yes i did! it's good, i like it very much. very much!

― Surmounter, Monday, 26 March 2007 03:36 (seventeen years ago) link

yay!

― electricsound, Monday, 26 March 2007 08:17 (seventeen years ago) link

hehe :-)

― Surmounter, Monday, 26 March 2007 14:40 (seventeen years ago) link

seven years pass...

bump? Any new contenders? seeing a lot on the AKG perception mics and also the AT 2035

― you say tomato/i say imago (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 12 December 2014 21:10 (nine years ago) link

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