"Johnston West" wrote in message
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"Sean Conolly" wrote in message

I did a similar shoot-out last night with a buddy. We took four Oktava
MC-012s and wrapped them into a bundle, and then ran each one through a
different preamp. We used an RNP, a Sytek with stock and BB channels,
and an
Avalon U5 DI preamp. Since the Avalon isn't a mic pre we took a direct
out
from the RNP with a little gain to drive the DI.


Thanks for the report..... There is some question about the quality
consistency
of the Oktava MC-012s........ Did you cross reference the mics during
your tests, to confirm the results?

Yes, all of the mics have been used on all of the devices and are consistant
sounding, at least to our ears. The -good- Oktavas are consistant and easy
to pick out, IMHO. The bad ones I've heard aren't just "a little off", they
sound like crap!

For the next round we're going to try out a Rode NT1, an AT 4033, and an
Oktava 319.

Sean