On 12/24/2020 8:13 AM, Ty Ford wrote:
You'd want to have a controlled test, where everything else is the
same: pre-amp, room, etc.
Would I trust anyone who claims they picked out the 1 clone,
and the 1 real? Definitely Not!
But with mics, you also need to consider the preamps. We were using Flite Three's API preamps. I use GML and Millennia Media and a Pre-production model of a pre designed by Jim Mikles. Expect the mics to sound different in other preamps.
See if you can guess which one is the
Real U87, WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE
ANSWER IN THE DESCRIPTION!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HbjYaBV0Fc
Again, I'd bet very, very few could pick out 1 real
out of 4 clones!