[hank alrich]

wrote:

From what I hear on other forums the name the
potential client is looking for is Neumann mostly.

I have heard the TLM103 on female vocals
and, compared to cheaper mic's, it did sound
good. But I have seen it mentioned, too, that the 103
isn't as good as the other Neumanns and
may not be worth the $1000 (or whatever
the current going retail is).

By the time one buys a TLM103, one should have a decent mic pre, at
least an RNP. Mics are like clothes; sometimes they fit and sometimes
they do not. Other folks' opinions about mics may or may not have
anything to do with how you would hear those same mics in your place,
not theirs.

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ha