[Eeyore]

Given certain people's sarcastic comments about the mic list at The Horn
recently
http://thehorn.co.uk/ click on Tech Spec

Which I will not defend, I was just wondering if the Beta57a/58a
versions are really any much better than SMs.

They seems to have the same Rocky Mountain freq responses that I loathe
with the SMs, so comments ?

I've always loved European mics, they are invariably flatter **, so what
would be your recommendation to the owner given that he'll shrink at
over £70 a mic to widen the choice ? Think Beyer, Sennheiser, AKG for
example.

I had a look at Audix prices and he'll never wear those (except one
maybe).

It's a nice pub / music club but still underperforming IMHO. I think
better 'clearer' mics will help from previous experience since the room
has an odd acoustic to begin with. 'Voiced' mics are NOT what we need
IMHO.

Open to suggestions.

Graham


** I used almost all AKGs (flat as pancakes) when I ran my rig with the
equally flat Sentry IVs (x 4). EQ was something you barely ever needed
to use and then only in moderation. Flat throughout the system works for
me.

Too much modern kit seems to result in using the EQ to fight flaws
elsewhere.

And don't get me started on 31 band graphics ! spit