[coreybenson]

david correia wrote:
In article .com,
"coreybenson" wrote:

I think the 414XLS may be the most uselful mic in the bunch you mentioned. I
have a few and I'd love a few more.

Thanks for the suggestion, Mark. I couldn't tell you WHICH 414 I used
back in the day, but they always seemed to have a fairly harsh top end
to me. I have that in spades right now! lol


Stick a 414b-uls in a nice mic pre like a gml or an Amek 9098 pre/eq or
Channel In A Box and you'll really like the top on it. Stick a U87 into
a Mackie and it will sound like a cheezier mic than it is.

Have you thought instead about buying a great mic pre or combo pre/eq?
I've owned a pair of Amek/Neve 9098 pre/eq's for years, and they still
sound like the cherubim and seraphim.

The real "wow factor" that you say you are looking for will be the wide
capability of great sounds you can get with one of these.

I have a pair of Focusrite ISA 110's (designed by Rupert Neve for Sir
George Martin) that I think are fantastic. I've barely scratched the
surface on what they can do, and they're just a Pre/EQ package.

Frankly, I don't think I NEED anything to do a better job, other than
better rooms, and those aren't in the budget! lol Better rooms would
mean buying a different house or leasing commercial space, which I
won't be doing anytime soon.

Thanks for the thoughts and info!

Corey