[Ken Winokur]

On Oct 2, 11:52 pm, adam79 wrote:
Hey, I'm thinking of buying either a Rode NT-1 or NT-2 and the NT-5. The
NT-1 or NT-2 would be for vocals and micing the acoustic guitar, but the
hole, and the NT-5 for placement by the neck. The NT-2 is $150 more than
the NT-2.. is it really worth that extra $150?

Thanks,
-Adam


I own a pair of NT 1 and a pair of NT 2a. There's no comparison
between them (quality wise). The NT1's a not a very good mic. They
are radically deficient in high end. They also have very little deep
bass (the 60 - 100 cycle stuff). You will need to eq all vocals and
practically everything else you use them for. If you use this as your
primary mic, your music will sound muffled and flat. I've also had
problems with RF leaking into these mics.

The NT2's are wonderful. they sound good on most acoustic instruments
and on vocals. They have a nice, unhyped high end and a very full low
end (although possibly a little hollow in the mids). If anything you
will sometimes need to roll off the low end. The three patterns
(cardiod, figure 8 and omni) are extremely useful. They have internal
shock mounting that seems to work quite well (although I mostly use
them with an external shock mount as well). They are my favorite
studio mics (and I own quite a few).

Ken Winokur