[Don Pearce]

On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:30:52 -0700,
wrote:

I designed them back in 1995. The NT-2 and 1 used the same circuits
and parts until Rode cut costs on them. They later went to surface
mount which IMO degraded the sound significantly by also lowering
manufacturing costs.

Are you serious? You degrade sound significantly by lowering
manufacturing costs? Suppose you asked Sting to cut out the circuit
boards for you at, say $10,000 a time. The mic would now sound much
better on account of the increased manufacturing cost, yes?

But you did at least add IMO there, which I suppose is something. No,
you don't degrade sound with surface mount components either - that is
just a crock of religion. If anything you might improve things because
of the lower susceptibility to interference.

d

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