Its been a few years since I've contacted them
and things could have changed, but when I wasn't
overly impressed with the "match" I got on my
first pair of omni 100D capsules, the New York
based distributor quickly shipped me another pair
to compare mine with, on the honor system. I
could hear some similarity to Greg's MK-21's that
I listened to, but they seem to differ quite a
lot in the 125-700Hz range. The biggest
attraction to MBHO might be the separate 603
transformers which allow one to mount just the
cap heads in extremely small, light weight, low
handling noise rigs. Rob D.
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At 6:02 PM +0000 3/23/06, Richard Humphries wrote:
>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.
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>-Richard
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>--- In derek holzer <> wrote:
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>> 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.=A0
>> >
>> > Not sure how they handle high humidity. I will check and let you
>know.=A0
>>
>> 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 pric=
e
>> >> 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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>A listening room is not nature."
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Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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