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Interview Microphones AMG D230 v EV 635A
In another exchange ("Microphone for Interviews"), the EV635A was
recommended as *THE* microphone for broadcast interviews. Someone else has recommended the AKG D230 as an alternative. The AKG is more attractive in terms of pricing, but can anyone offer other differences? Thanks. |
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Distracted wrote:
In another exchange ("Microphone for Interviews"), the EV635A was recommended as *THE* microphone for broadcast interviews. Someone else has recommended the AKG D230 as an alternative. The AKG is more attractive in terms of pricing, but can anyone offer other differences? I don't think there's really that significant a difference between them, although the AKG looks more "modern" on camera. You can't get a long version for more reach, though. The D230 might have somewhat better shockmounting (although the EV RE-50 will do even better). Beyerdynamic and Shure also make dynamic omnis for interview work. You can use any of them and be happy. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Distracted wrote: In another exchange ("Microphone for Interviews"), the EV635A was recommended as *THE* microphone for broadcast interviews. Someone else has recommended the AKG D230 as an alternative. The AKG is more attractive in terms of pricing, but can anyone offer other differences? Thanks. If price is the determining factor you could even get by with the Radio Shack omni dynamic model 33-1070. Looks a lot like the EV RE50 but I think it's actually made by Shure. No longer sold new but they should be plentiful used and on eBay. I see them quite often at hamfests in the $20-$30 range. rd |
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Brilliant, thanks all. I'll probably run with the AKG - if I ever need
a longer reach, I'll stop biting my fingernails and insist on arty close-up. Thank you Scott and RD. Legends both. |
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Distracted wrote:
Brilliant, thanks all. I'll probably run with the AKG - if I ever need a longer reach, I'll stop biting my fingernails and insist on arty close-up. The big deal with the long reach is that if you're trying to get a mike in someone's face while fifty other reporters are trying to do the same thing, having a mike handle that is a few inches longer puts you at an advantage. That's wht the 635A is also available as the 635L. I think the RE-50 and some of the Shure mikes also have long handle options. The Beyerdynamic reporter mikes are available with long handle options that are even longer than the EV ones, but they cost more than any of the others. The 635L is also handy for rear-miking of guitar cabinets because you can get in closer to the cone with a mike on a desk stand. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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I have worked with RE-50's and 635's in the TV realm and can certainly
vouch for their durability. Sonically though...well, they sound great on TV. I also have a couple Shure SM63L's for college student news production that have survived a couple years (one of them was also my primary crowd mic for football and b-ball radio broadcasts for a couple years prior). They sound fine for video/TV purposes as well. The Shure's do get my bang-for-the-buck award. Beware that they do have a plastic-mesh grille though. Last year, I spent an afternoon going over spec's on the AKG 230, RE50, and BeyerDynamic M58. Based on the factory-supplied response graphs,the Beyer looked better on paper. So, I went ahead and got one. After it came, I got out a decent preamp and headphones and compared it with the SM63's, an RE50, and a 635. To my ears, the Beyer was the best sounding dynamic omni I have heard so far. As an added bonus, the stock handle is pretty long, too. I have only used the M58 as a crowd mic for one season of b-ball; so far without incident. Football season is coming - my long-term opinion will be based on how it survives in the remote bag and being subjected to the elements. -Darren http://www.beyerdynamic.com/com/product/sheets/d17.php3 |
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Scott Dorsey wrote:
Distracted wrote: In another exchange ("Microphone for Interviews"), the EV635A was recommended as *THE* microphone for broadcast interviews. Someone else has recommended the AKG D230 as an alternative. The AKG is more attractive in terms of pricing, but can anyone offer other differences? I don't think there's really that significant a difference between them, although the AKG looks more "modern" on camera. You can't get a long version for more reach, though. The D230 is longer than the standard 635 (but not as long as the L version is.) |
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dtube wrote:
I went ahead and got one. After it came, I got out a decent preamp and headphones and compared it with the SM63's, an RE50, and a 635. To my ears, the Beyer was the best sounding dynamic omni I have heard so far. You know, I have never done that test. I'd be curious if you can compare the RE-55 with the Beyer. The RE-55 is the best sounding omni I've heard, I think, but it has too much low end to be a really good interview mike and it's also much too easy to damage (and is currently unrepairable). As an added bonus, the stock handle is pretty long, too. I have only used the M58 as a crowd mic for one season of b-ball; so far without incident. Football season is coming - my long-term opinion will be based on how it survives in the remote bag and being subjected to the elements. How is the bottom end? --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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How is the bottom end?
Hi Scott, It seems to fall off a little more gradually on the Beyer, -3dB @ 100hz according to their specs. But, that is not much different than the rest in the pact. Ultimately, I suppose that a good TV reporting mic should not be capable of carrying the rumble from the generator in the adjacent production truck or the intestinal utterings emnating from the reporter who is holding the damned thing next to their gut (which is why a long handle is necessary, btw)... Seeing as you're a pretty upright guy who I have had the pleasure of doing business with, I'd be more than happy to send it over for you to play with for a couple weeks - my M58 is off-line until mid August. E-me if you're interested. I'd be interested in your take on it (I could send over a Shure as well). -D |
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