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On Thu, 11 May 2006 06:56:36 -0400, wrote
(in article .com):

All I can say is I heard a 23 up against a AT3035 and AT4033
for female vox and I thought the singer sounded more
"on mic" from about 2' off the 23 than she did singing
a lot closer to the AT mikes. On the 23 she sounded more
natural and intimate, too. The ATs gave a more processed
sound. After hearing the comparison, I want to get a
chinese ribbon. Yeah, the chinese ones I'm sure aren't
as good as the more expensive ribbons, but I guess they
still have the ribbon character.
The way I'd compare what I heard is the ATs sounded
like for use with pop music and the ribbon sounded
like something for blues or jazz.

Given the gain of a ribbon mic, I find that a hyperbolic statement.
Even a Royer, who make some of the best ribbon mics these days, would find a
two foot distance a problem unless the vocalist was a screaming operatic
soprano.

My Beyer m160 wouldn't even be the right choice for that.

Sorry, just VERY difficult to believe.

Regards,

Ty Ford

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