A couple years ago there was a lot of talk about the MBHOs on
rec.arts.movies.production.sound. To summarize, it seemed like the
MBHO's were an OK alternative to Schoeps (for the price), except that
their manufacturing tolerances were not very tight. So there are some
good MBHOs out there and some not so good ones. I'd definitely listen
to the ones you intend to buy before signing the check.
-Richard
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--- In derek holzer <> wrote:
>
> 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.=20
> >
> > Not sure how they handle high humidity. I will check and let you
know.=20
>
> 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=3D120
> >>
> >> 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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