I know of one location sound recordist, Steven Feld, who uses AKG
460's. I come across posts where recordists regard the 480's as a
less desirable replacement. 460's and 480's are not as quiet as many
of the mics we discuss, but Steven records fairly robust environments
and sounds. If you're leaning modular, look at Schoeps-- in the same
price range as Senns.
Buying a pair of expensive mics is a tough decision to make even with
a pair of mics to listen to. Listening to several pair can help you
feel more comfortable. A _good_ dealer, knowing you are willing to
spend up to $2000 USD for mics that meet you needs, should be able to
figure out how to get at least one pair for you to test drive. I'm
not saying good dealers are easy to find, but there are some. Rob D
At 10:53 AM +0000 8/30/06, lampmeister wrote:
>That's the conclusion I'm coming to as well Walt...[sigh].
>I'm just trying to figure out if my needs justify me walking all the
>way down that well worn path to MKH'dom. I think I could live without
>a figure of 8 mic being from the same mic range, so long as it's quiet.
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>I've started looking at the AKG C480/CK range and on paper they would
>seem to be very capable and suitable for my intended applications.
>Which makes me wonder why I don't hear much about this AKG range on
>this or the Phonography group. Is there some fatal flaw in this range
>which makes them unsuitable for natural ambience recording? A modular
>system like the AKG C480/CK (or the Sennheiser K6) system would make
>sense for me because of its flexibility.
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>Comments/user experineces of these 2 systems would be much appreciated.
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>Dave.
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>--- In Walter Knapp <> wrote:
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>> Posted by: "lampmeister"
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>> > The MKH combo does seem to be beckoning from the horizon, but I am
>> > resisting at least until I have exhausted all other possibilities (I'=
m
>> > a stubborn sod!).
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>> Resistance is futile! I've been where you are.
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>> You are walking a well trodden trail. I think every budding nature
>> recordist tries to find something cheap that's as good as the MKH. It
>> partially depends on just what satisfies you.
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>> If you don't need a figure-8, the Sennheiser ME series is there too. I
>> went MKH because the ME series did not have a figure-8 and I wanted M/S
>> and preferred the balance of all mics from a single series. Also
>because
>> Lang had used the MKH-20 in the SASS.
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>> Walt
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
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Rob Danielson
Peck School of the Arts
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
http://www.uwm.edu/~type/audio-art-tech-gallery/
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