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On Oct 18, 10:39 am, adam79 wrote:
Hey. I know i keep asking about mic comparisons, but i've come down to
these two mics, the AT4041, which is a condenser mic, and the AT4047
which is a large diaphragm condenser. from what i've read the AT4047 is
a great male vocal mic, acoustic guitar mic, drum overhead, etc. The
AT4041 is much cheaper, and i've heard that it is also good for the
applications i listed above, but has more of a hi frequency. I can get a
new 4047 for $400, which is $150 less than what it goes for on
swee****er.com and musiciansfriend.com. I assume if I bought both I
would have a great small and large diaphragm condenser mic, which would
be a great start for my mic collection which right now consists of a
shure sm 87 beta a and a sm-57 on the way. any comments or suggestions?

thanks for all the help.
-adam

As the others have recommended, you really want a neutral, decent
sounding mic at this point. The 4047 is more of a special purpose mic.
I added one to the mic locker much later in the collection process. If
you could hold out for either an AT4050 (LDC) or an AT4051a (SDC) it
would be well worth it and something you wouldn't regret later. The
4041 is just a bit murky compared to the 4051a. I had a pair of those
for awhile and when I moved on to the 4051a I dispensed with the 4041.
Still use the 4051a even though there are plenty of nice mics at my
disposal now.

bobs

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