Sennheiser mkh 50

[Lars Farm]

What would be a fair price for a used pair?

Are the hypercardioids OK for chamber music, choir, church organ etc
mostly in reverberant, acustically live large rooms (a.k.a. churches:-)?

How does one determine that a used set of mics are OK?

/L


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[Scott Dorsey]

Lars Farm > wrote:
>What would be a fair price for a used pair?

I don't know. Someone here said he was being offered the figure-8 version
for $400, which seems like a steal to me.

>Are the hypercardioids OK for chamber music, choir, church organ etc
>mostly in reverberant, acustically live large rooms (a.k.a. churches:-)?

Yes. They are quieter than the Schoeps but have a little lower midrange
weirdness that the Schoeps don't have. The hypercardioid is a good choice
in a lot of very live rooms.

>How does one determine that a used set of mics are OK?

On the Sennheisers, they pretty much work or don't work. You can ship
them to Sennheiser or to an independant lab for testing, but they are
less likely to fail in subtle ways than most mikes.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Scott Dorsey]

Lars Farm > wrote:
>What would be a fair price for a used pair?

I don't know. Someone here said he was being offered the figure-8 version
for $400, which seems like a steal to me.

>Are the hypercardioids OK for chamber music, choir, church organ etc
>mostly in reverberant, acustically live large rooms (a.k.a. churches:-)?

Yes. They are quieter than the Schoeps but have a little lower midrange
weirdness that the Schoeps don't have. The hypercardioid is a good choice
in a lot of very live rooms.

>How does one determine that a used set of mics are OK?

On the Sennheisers, they pretty much work or don't work. You can ship
them to Sennheiser or to an independant lab for testing, but they are
less likely to fail in subtle ways than most mikes.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Daniel Fuchs]

Scott Dorsey wrote:
>

> Yes. They are quieter than the Schoeps but have a little lower midrange
> weirdness that the Schoeps don't have. The hypercardioid is a good choice
> in a lot of very live rooms.

I don't really think I'd use them as a stereo pair, but I haven't
actually tried. I have one that makes a good spot mike, though...

>
> On the Sennheisers, they pretty much work or don't work. You can ship
> them to Sennheiser or to an independant lab for testing, but they are
> less likely to fail in subtle ways than most mikes.

A friend's MKH 20s have done so and eventually sounded a lot better
after some kind of repair/service... Don't recall the details, though.


Daniel

[Daniel Fuchs]

Scott Dorsey wrote:
>

> Yes. They are quieter than the Schoeps but have a little lower midrange
> weirdness that the Schoeps don't have. The hypercardioid is a good choice
> in a lot of very live rooms.

I don't really think I'd use them as a stereo pair, but I haven't
actually tried. I have one that makes a good spot mike, though...

>
> On the Sennheisers, they pretty much work or don't work. You can ship
> them to Sennheiser or to an independant lab for testing, but they are
> less likely to fail in subtle ways than most mikes.

A friend's MKH 20s have done so and eventually sounded a lot better
after some kind of repair/service... Don't recall the details, though.


Daniel

[Eric Toline]

Sennheiser mkh 50

Group: rec.audio.pro Date: Sat, Sep 11, 2004, 5:35pm (EDT+4) From:
(Lars=A0Farm)

What would be a fair price for a used pair?<<<<<<

Average price is $900 each on consignment listings





Are the hypercardioids OK for chamber music, choir, church organ etc
mostly in reverberant, acoustically live large rooms (a.k.a.
churches:-)?<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

don't know but they are killer dialog mics for film & video.

How does one determine that a used set of mics are OK?<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

aside from listening to them, getting a 3 day no questions asked return
policy if you're unhappy with them.

Eric

[Eric Toline]

Sennheiser mkh 50

Group: rec.audio.pro Date: Sat, Sep 11, 2004, 5:35pm (EDT+4) From:
(Lars=A0Farm)

What would be a fair price for a used pair?<<<<<<

Average price is $900 each on consignment listings





Are the hypercardioids OK for chamber music, choir, church organ etc
mostly in reverberant, acoustically live large rooms (a.k.a.
churches:-)?<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

don't know but they are killer dialog mics for film & video.

How does one determine that a used set of mics are OK?<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

aside from listening to them, getting a 3 day no questions asked return
policy if you're unhappy with them.

Eric