Charles Adams wrote:

Sneaking in here... I had not heard of the Coles mic, so I did a search
and found the COLES MICROPHONES 4104B. It's a "lip mic" widely used by
the BBC and others, and said to reject much noise, and supposedly the
sound of a poor room.

Personally, I use a U-87 and an AKG 414 in a controlled environment, and
they sound great. But when traveling, they sound poor in poor rooms. And
hauling room treatment has proved to be unsuccessful.

I wonder if anyone has experience with the Coles.

It used to be pretty much universal for radio remote applications. You
can hear it on all kinds of things. It's not the most exciting-sounding
mike and it looks very silly when in use, but it really does what it's
supposed to. It's a real lifesaver for sportscasters when they don't have
an isolated broadcast booth.

Mercenary probably carries it, and I know AEA does. They should be willing
to loan you one for a week or two if you want to check it out.
--scott

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