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Subject: Re: MBHO microphones
From: derek holzer <>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 11:52:39 -0800
Hey Rob + the list,

here's what Cascade Media reported when I asked them about the MHBOs:

> MBHOs are great mics.  They are made in Germany, very linear and compare
> with Schoeps but a tad brighter on the cardiod/hyper/figure 8.   I would
> venture to say that the omni will sound better than the Sennheiser omni.  
> 
> Not sure how they handle high humidity. I will check and let you know.  

And Rob reported that they seem to handle dampness pretty well in his 
experience.

So the more I look at these MBHOs for my M/S setup, the more I like 
them. I'll probably listen to them at the end of this week in Portland, 
but I just wanted to know--do you think these things give enough bang 
for the buck, or should I save a bit longer and go for the MKHs? One 
thing that I really appreciate about the MHBO set is that adding new 
pickup patterns to my toolkit is a lot cheaper when it just involves 
getting new capsules rather than whole new mics.

thx+best,
d.


Rob Danielson wrote:
> At 4:31 PM -0800 3/13/06, derek holzer wrote:
>> Some research brought me to the selection of MBHO microphones at Cascade
>> Media:
>>
>> http://www.cascademedia.net/categories.asp?catid=120
>>
>> The specs on the omni capsules seem very quiet and flat for the price
>> range. They even have one which is designed for outdoor distance
>> recording (a slight bump in the high end response). They claim a 14-19
>> dB SPL, depending in the preamp body used, which sounds alright. You can
>> find specs on some of these mics here:
>>
>> http://www.mbho.de/t2.htm
>>
>> I would consider getting the figure-8 capsule along with an omni and
>> maybe a hypercardioid (for sampling) and two bodies, but I'd like to
>> hear what you all know about them. Has anyone tried these mics and can
>> say a bit more about them?
> 
> Hi Derek--
> I own a pair of KA 100 DK/603A's. (they we're the "bird feeder" 
> looking quad rig you saw). They spec at: 14 dB(A) and 12 mV/Pa but 
> I'm confident my pair have closer to 20 mV/Pa sensitivity.
> They are extremely easy to mount and walk around with.  For stereo, I 
> spread them apart 13" and angle them at 135 degrees.  Noise-wise, 
> they do seem to have about 4-5dB more noise than MKH-20's as the spec 
> suggests and on par with AT-3031's (except their high end is less 
> grainy and the bottom end is fuller. (I've used 3031's with the 
> MBHOs, in quad, a few times). The capsules withstand air-borne 
> moisture quite well; I've run them all night in wetlands many times. 
> They're hard to find used which is often an indication of 
> satisfaction. I've not used their figure 8 capsule. Rob D.
> 
>> How do these stack up against the Schoeps MK
>> or the Sennheiser MKH series mics. Also, do people think they might have
>> the same humidity vulnerabilities as the Schoeps mics?
>>
>> best,
>> d.derek holzer

-- 
derek holzer ::: http://www.umatic.nl
---Oblique Strategy # 15:
"Ask your body"


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