[Roy W. Rising]

On=20Sat=20Jul=2011=2008:53:42=202020=20mcp6453=20 =20wrote:
=20Here's=20an=20interesting=20mic=20test.=20I'm= 20surprised=20ho=
w=20muddy=20the=2044BX=20is=20and
=20how=20bright=20the=2077DX=20is.=20The=20levels =20are=20not=20n=
ormalized.=20I=20don't=20know=20what
=20preamp=20he=20used,=20and=20I=20assume=20he=20 did=20not=20do=
=20any=20processing.=20Some=20of=20the
=20mics=20have=20settings=20that=20he=20didn't=20 specify.

=20https://youtu.be/CdLRA3Z09tE

=20I'm=20hearing=20some=20distorting.=20Is=20it=2 0in=20the=20reco=
rding=20or=20my=20system?


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r.=20Baker,=20who=20has=20an=20impressive=20collec tion,=20knew=20m=
ore=20about=20them.=20=20He=20says=20the=20Neumann =20U87AI=20is=20=
the=20"modern=20equivalent=20of=20the=20U87".=20=2 0Did=20he=20mean=
=20U67?=20=20The=20'87=20went=20through=20a=20seri es=20of=20change=
s,=20finally=20ending=20with=20return=20to=20the=2 0original=20U67=
=20element.=20=20Maybe=20it's=20my=20ears,=20I=20d on't=20hear=20as=
=20much=20HF=20peakiness=20as=20I=20did=20when=20t he=20'67=20appea=
red.=20=20Either=20way,=20I'll=20take=20the=20silk y=20HF