Re: New here, with question about phantom power rigs

["Scott Fraser" scottbfraser]

<<I noticed that ebay and bh photo were were selling the Rode's in
matched pair configurations. I now know I will either have to wait a
bit to afford that setup, or go for one and add another later. >>

If the manufacturing tolerances at Rode are sufficiently tight there
may not necessarily be a real world advantage to a certified matched
pair. I have a number of Neumann small diaphragm models whose serial
numbers are thousands of digits apart & yet which, in use, are audibly
as close to identical as I am able to hear. Consistency over many
years of production runs is part of what you pay for with Neumann
mics. It could very well be that a Rode mic you purchase this month
will be essentially identical in response to another you purchase in 6
months. IOW don't assume that an officially non-matched pair won't in
fact sound quite identical to one another.

Scott Fraser