[Goran Stojiljkovic]

I have Oktavas,at 4041,akg c451b nad neumann km84 (not 184)but i know what
is km 184..oktavas,good ,versatile for acc,overhead..at 4041,more noise ok
mic but not in same range with neumanns,c451b(i own stereo set) perfect for
some things but to bright....my choice will be NEUMAN km184..little
bright,but not like ags 451b..have some 3d magic,that no one of the other
mic dont have...it is first choice for most of strings instruments.....sorry
for my English
"Boris Lau" wrote in message
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Hi all,

sorry to bother you again with this ever repeating topic. But last time
your advice helped me a lot to narrow down the options. Again I want to
order some mics, compare then and keep one pair.

I want to record percussion, acoustic guitar and piano in my homestudio
or on location, so I need a versatile mic that can stand high sound
pressure levels but still has low self-noise for recording quiet
instruments. People in this group seem to like the AT4051, but in
Germany it's not available, only the AT4041.

Here's a list of mics that I currently consider, along with the pair
price:

Ottava MK 012-01 (320 EUR)
Rode NT5 (350 EUR)
Audio Technica AT4041 (400 EUR)
Audio Technica AE 5100 (540 EUR)
AKG C 451 B (700 EUR)
Sennheiser E 914 (700 EUR)
Shure KSM 137 (800 EUR)
Neumann KM 184 (1100 EUR)

I don't want to spend more than the price for a pair of KM 184s. Cheaper
is good, if it's a high-value-for-money product. Can you help me to
narrow down this list to three or four? Am I missing a nice model?

Thanks for any help

Boris