In terms of recording male vocals, can anyone characterize the
differences between the M147 and the M149? Are they... similar?

As a side note, I have owned several U87's and never liked their sound
on my vocals. Given that the newer Neumann models use completely different
capsules, do they also sound completely different than the U87?

Thanks.

Sorry for the hasty post. A quick google search has answered my
questions.

In article , david
writes:

I still use a pair of 87's as drum overheads. Sounds so nice I never
put up U195's to listen. Will give it a try sometime...


They have become my starters for drum OH. They have the smoothest high end of
anything I've tried and they, of course, have a big strong low end. Before I
switched to the U195s I was using a pair of Earthworks Z30X cardioids and they
werent bad but something about the low mids never quite sounded right to me.
Kind of a boxy quality which, to be fair, might well be my room. Nevertheless I
prefer the Soundelux for this app in my room.

Garth~


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

U87ai, Dave, NOT U87. Totally different mic, really!

;-)

happy to do the shootout anytime!

db

In article , david wrote:

In article ,
Techmeister wrote:

With a
good preamp choice, I have as yet to see ANYONE turn down a new U87ai when
compared
with comparable mics. A few buyers specifically seeking the "older" sound
took the
older over the newer mics.


Hi David, hope things are better with ya. Since you said ANYONE, for
me, a Soundelux U195 beats a U87 for vocals mano a mano more often than
not. Say 75% of the time. I know our friend Phil would say pretty much
the same thing. Noteably it's also about half the price. The color that
it adds is what makes the difference.

I still use a pair of 87's as drum overheads. Sounds so nice I never
put up U195's to listen. Will give it a try sometime...





David Correia
Celebration Sound
Warren, Rhode Island


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