Steve Scott wrote:
Thanks for the omni recommendations, others welcome. I guess
"reasonably priced" is a pretty open description g How about maybe
$200 each?

Scott, I've owned a pair of AT4051a for quite a while, bought on your
referral among others. I've been very pleased with them, smooove and
musical. And that's why I'm asking about omni mics -- I've been trying
to decide if I should buy the 4049 caps ($200 or so each), or just look
at a different mic altogether for the omni.

I'd say that the 4049 capsules are probably as good as anything else you
will find in that range.

Any experience with the 4049 vs comparable omnidirectional mics? I
don't absolutely have to have lavaliere-size, but I do appreciate the
small mics for placement near acoustic guitar, and as I mentioned maybe
even attached to the body. The ATs wouldn't allow that, obviously.
Steve

Omnis are easy to build, which means that even cheap omni electrets are
pretty decent. It's a lot easier to build an omni with flat response and
even off-axis response than it is to build a cardioid. One of the first
things you'll notice going to even a cheap omni is the low end difference.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."