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On=20Sat=20Jul=2011=2017:38:19=202020=20Roy=20W.=2 0Rising=20=20wro=
te:
=20On=20Sat=20Jul=2011=2008:53:42=202020=20mcp645 3=20=20wrote:
=20=20Here's=20an=20interesting=20mic=20test.=20 I'm=20surprised=

=20how=20muddy=20the=2044BX=20is=20and
=20=20how=20bright=20the=2077DX=20is.=20The=20le vels=20are=20not=

=20normalized.=20I=20don't=20know=20what
=20=20preamp=20he=20used,=20and=20I=20assume=20h e=20did=20not=20=

do=20any=20processing.=20Some=20of=20the
=20=20mics=20have=20settings=20that=20he=20didn' t=20specify.
=20
=20=20https://youtu.be/CdLRA3Z09tE
=20
=20=20I'm=20hearing=20some=20distorting.=20Is=20 it=20in=20the=20=

recording=20or=20my=20system?
=20

=20Ah,=20yes!=20Another=20mic=20sh*t=20out.=20=20 One=20can=20wish=

=20Mr.=20Baker,=20who=20has=20an=20impressive=20co llection,=20knew=
=20more=20about=20them.=20=20He=20says=20the=20Neu mann=20U87AI=20i=
s=20the=20"modern=20equivalent=20of=20the=20U87".= 20=20Did=20he=20=
mean=20U67?=20=20The=20'87=20went=20through=20a=20 series=20of=20ch=
anges,=20finally=20ending=20with=20return=20to=20t he=20original=20=
U67=20element.=20=20Maybe=20it's=20my=20ears,=20I= 20don't=20hear=
=20as=20much=20HF=20peakiness=20as=20I=20did=20whe n=20the=20'67=20=
appeared.=20=20Either=20way,=20I'll=20take=20the=2 0silky=20HF=20of=
=20an=20EV=20RE55,=20DO54=20or=20PL9.=20=20[all=20the=20same=20ele=
ment]=20