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Neumann KM 140 vs. KM 184
Has anyone compared these directly? Is there a major difference?
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Neumann KM 140 vs. KM 184
Daniel Fuchs wrote:
Has anyone compared these directly? Is there a major difference? I have, and there is a slight difference. I think the KM140 has better top end. The two mikes have identical capsules and electronics, so the difference is probably due to mechanical construction or parasitics in the capsule wiring. It's not a huge difference. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Neumann KM 140 vs. KM 184
KM 184s made since 2002 have ca. 3 dB lower equivalent noise, but
otherwise the two models use the exact same capsule in the exact same physical arrangement and have almost identical (and neutral-sounding) circuitry. Any difference which can be heard between them would have to be accidental, i.e. due to ordinary variation among samples, or due to capsules being in different condition. The only other thing that I can think of to explain a perceived difference in sound would be a marginally insufficient phantom power supply, since the KM 184 requires about 50% more current per microphone than the KM 140. --best regards |
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Neumann KM 140 vs. KM 184
Allen, the capsules are absolutely identical between the two models,
but the capsule heads (the complete units) are not: The KM 100 series uses an "active capsule" system in which a short, cylindrical barrel containing the FET circuit is attached to the back of each capsule, while the KM 180 series capsule heads attach directly to the FET input circuitry in the body of the microphone. Electrically that's not a significant difference; it's just a question of which parts are in which part of the overall housing. The body shape is also the same in both cases, and mass would hardly be an issue unless the microphone body was picking up very strong physical vibrations at audio frequencies--which shouldn't be anyone's normal way of determining the sonic character of a microphone, I would think. --best regards |
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