AudioBanter.com - View Single Post - Pre for Neumann TLM103...RNP or HHB Radius 40???

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(Higgs) writes:

I will be getting a TLM103 soon and it will be my main vocal mic. At
the same time I will be getting a pre that will hopefully compliment
the 103 as much as possible.
Budget isn't really an issue here, but from what I have read the 103
can be a bit finicky about what pre is used.
The RNP has been described as an "aggressive"? pre, and Ty Ford has
said that the HHB Radius 40 tames the highs and lows of the 103?

I have called the RNP aggresive although I have never meant that to say that it
is edgy or harsh in any way. It does seem to move a sound forward in the mix
though and for vocals this is usually desirable.
I'm not nuts about the 103 as a vocal mic and I have never tried it with the
RNP on vocals but it might be a good combo. On the other hand, the Great River
with the 103 is just too bright for my taste. I love the Great River, use it
every day, but not usually for lead vocals as it just seems a bit too honest
most of the time. The RNP seems to smooth things out a bit.
Garth~

"I think the fact that music can come up a wire is a miracle."
Ed Cherney