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Great works! Thanks for the video. Just got a MKE 400 on the cheap and I was a bit unsure of the quality and now I know more!

Love your accent! Appreciation from 🇺🇸 America 👋🏼

I have a question. I was recently gifted this microphone X1S to use it for recording podcasts. So in this case I am sitting down and would like to have the microphone in front of me on the table. But somehow I am not able to find a standard to hold the microphone, not even on the website of se electronics. Do you maybe have a recommendation or advice?

As an audio engineer for some years, my take is the OD505 obliterates the rest on test. The quality is somewhat Neumannesque.

Kakva je razlika nasuprot Shure beta 58a i da li ce praviti mikrofoniju uzivo ?? Hvala

Just putting a simple DMX Plug (which is a XLR plug with a 12 Ohm resistor on it) on the end of the cable, instead of whatever microphone would be more conclusive of the noise of the preamp / mic combination, because it would remove any room noise from the equation. Granted, there’s a difference in impedance of about 30 Ohms, but since the thermal noise of both, the 120 Ohms Resistor and the SM7B is well below the EIN of any preamp you will usually find on the market, it shouldn’t even matter, as the preamp will always be louder. The easiest way to have a consistent noise measurement, is to first set the gain on both devices to give you as close as possible of a signal on your SM7B, then plug in the DMX Plug instead and record the noise. And even in theory, if the resistor had the same frequency response as the SM7B, we would talk about a noise difference of less than 1dB, that a SM7B would be louder. Nonetheless, the noise of the the preamp/microphone combo - more often than not - is quieter than the room you’re recording in. Also the SM7B somehow rejecting room noise is - for the most part - a myth. If you use each microphone on the same distance and set the gain high enough for each microphone to reach the same signal level, the frequency response and pickup pattern will have a much higher impact, than the build of whatever microphone will ever have.

Excellent! I wish someone would do this preamp comparison with a Zoom F3 and Tascam X6 ... I've been on the fence between these because I am not sure how often I'd use built in mics and people say the F3 sounds better but realistically I wonder how much better exactly

Excellent review all around. As a fellow Scot, having lived in Australia for most of my (very long) life, I love the accent. Reminds me of my youth listening to my parents friends, but that aside, your voice works really well for the mic tests. I own a Dynacaster and always enjoy listening to the results others get using it. This is the best collection of useful comparisons I've heard here on youtube. Great job. All the best, Neil.

oh man and I am trying to tame my NT1 for a while. When I eq and stuff it ends up making my voice sound sharp. Looks like the higher ends are messing up things. I am definitely looking for that vintage sound.

Thanks for doing these. I don't know if it's confirmation bias, but i do feel that the P4 sounds more brittle. At around 0:12 in the 'eh' sound when you say 'sending' for example. I felt this in your other video comparing the two as well. Almost like the preamp isn't reacting smoothly to transients. Again, could be confirmation bias. I wonder if I could pick it out in a blind test! Great channel, very interesting content, and I love the quotes you choose.

Exceptionally good with sibilance. Sounds like the upper mids are a bit coarse, but the character is definitely nearer to my 70s U87. Definitely not a replacement, though. A very nice preamp might improve even further, something clean and rich like a 169 or a tube pre.

I recently bought both; I'm returning the sm7b.

Interesting comparison! Appreciate the thoughtful quotations you choose for these tests too. Which I prefer seems to depend on the voice... really liked the X on your and Anton's voice, but found it muddy on Audio Haze and Bandrew's voices. Guess there's not much to do but run my own comparisons!

HUH

Just received a 2nd hand MCE 85 in mind condition with the post today, great Mic for crisp and clear voice recording. I would say that it is a very underestimated specialized Pro-Tool, glad I found one for a fraction of what it was originally sold for. Have a M201-TG and a EV RE50B to compare it with, yeah the MCE 85 is a perfect match for mobile recording and well worth it, even today.

Cool review, interesting comparison, excellent song choice. I've... tended to hear the hybrid setting as in between vintage and modern (and kinda feel like that's how other reviewers have read it too and what the Aston manual implies), but now I'm wondering if I've been listening with my assumptions rather than ears.

sounds so much better than the nt1a (stock) that I had! I would love to know how you had your own logo badge made!!

Keep both as is. The silver is as good as it gets for blues harp, better than a new bullet. Must try it on a guitar combo next time I record.

its been a few years do you have any tips on others mic bodys for this capsuel? i think it sounds really good specially if you make it yourself.

ooooh !! just found this video ! and i was like oo i need to buld this one but now i cant find the body :/

Buenas tardes, Espero que estés muy bien, ¿Tendrás algún tutorial para aprender a usar filtros con este micrófono y que llegue a sonar como si fuese un podcast? Sería para usar en OBS Studio. Ningún tutorial que he visto por CZcams me ha servido. Muchas gracias de antemano.

Thank you for this video! Do you know wether the Sm58 would perform similarly with the zoom pod track p4?

Are these Also Good For Singing?? and How's the Noise Floor when it is not Processed yet?..

As I'm writing this, in January 2024, Thomann sells the M201 for US$364. That's a 104% increase since July 2022. You read that right: this microphone has more than doubled in price in just 1.5 years.​ It's currently more expensive than the SM7B ($355).

Nah i fully get what you mean about the metallic sound im new to this and ive been thinking that thats how i found this video

Great reporter mic

That was awesome. Had to just nod my head when those graphs came out😅 thays what i do when i dont understand anything😅 thanks for this very helpful.

Hello - just watched your video with much interest. I'm up for making my own lavalier mic using a 10mm EM272M capsule. But the Ali Express mic is no longer available. Its not obvious which mic could be purchased as an alternative. If you have an idea maybe you could update the links. May thanks in advance p.s. or maybe you have a lav mic / parts you'd sell ?

Seriously ? three minute with no demo ?

Good Stuff.

I can see why this is a mic you either love or hate. It doesn't sound like other mics, so it sounds "wrong" to people who expect the same. It seems to have a pretty flat response that extends much further into the low frequencies than other mics, which usually roll-off sharply below 100-120Hz. You are dead right that mic placement is key to using this thing, as its proximity effect seems to extend much further. I've heard it sound absolutely awful on an acoustic guitar, and I think it's because they put it in the same place they always do with other mics, so the low end drowns out everything. I saw another review where they tested it on an acoustic guitar, but from further away, and it sounded much better. The Element is currently heavily discounted where I am, so I'm thinking of getting it for my new home studio setup. It seems more versatile than other mics in its (discounted) price range.

Any method to get it to ship to Malaysia? Is getting it with shipping going to make it cost the same as SE8, if so which will be better? Is CM4 all custom components or just off the shelf assembled pencil condenser microphone?

Where did you get your waveform animation?

I think CAD as a brand is generally overlooked. My E100SX is magnificent

The Lewitt 040 is okay on it's own. Where it really shines is using it as a matched pair

Takstar sounds definitely better. Thank you for the frequency response graphs!

Hello, im planning to buy a pair of this mic. However, some people have reported some problems with this mic such as weird self nois, hissing sound and some has quite sound. Did you face the same problems? And do you recommend it after 2 years . An answer would really help. Thank you

"Far less likely to break in the hands of an idiot" . . . CLASSIC!

Have owned modern akg 414 and several neumann tlm mics. Currently own at4040, jz bh2, and Warbler mk1. Have loaned a u87ai some time back. The Warbler Mk1 has a vintage grain and smoothness that the modern transformerless mics don't have. Capsule and transformer both give vocals nice saturation. Especially paired with a Neve style pre. Doing rock and indie music. The transformerless mics are great for clarity but can sound hard and too dry on vocals. Unless the acoustics and voice are fantastic to begin with. Warbler is the closest thing to a u87 that I have tried. Maybe a bit cloudy in comparison. But getting this vibe for a fraction of the price is fantastic. I would describe it as 'mid range thickness'.

What?? Esta diciendo los microfonos al reves? y el color del cable que?

the beyerdynamic, wow.

I would buy a capsule from microphone-parts, who knows what you are really getting from a random aliexpress seller!

Thanks for the review! Two small things - It might help search results if you change your spelling from Sennhesier to -> Sennheiser. And also, I've never heard a Scot pronouce Sine wave as Cinee wave. Excellent! Going to start using that.

The Cad E100SX sounds very much like the original if you switch the high pass filter on. I have used both and At the moment I am using the E100sx as a voiceover microphone, and I love the sound.

Have you seen any sightings of the e40 on sale in the UK? I've become interested in supercardiod mics for vocal uses, and given that the e50 is a nicely balanced cardioid, I'm thinking the e40 might also be useful. Of course, I shouldn't be thinking along these lines, as my sE4400a condensers get pretty good results in what sE calls hypercardioid but from the polar plot looks more like supercardiod to me. The proximity at my usual 'spread hand plus one fist' is a touch fierce and requires EQ though...

I am very surprised you did not mention anything about the biggest difference between these two mics. M201TG is a humbucker. That translate into an EMF hum rejecting noise cancelling quiet as a mouse pro tool. The choice is all yours.

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Nice comparison. But the beybey now retails for like 400 bucks. 😅 That happens a lot with stuff like this. Good videos though keep up the good work. 😊

I'd love to see a comparison between Audio Technica AT4073a and the AT875R

Absolutely excellent video!