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Old 01-15-2018, 09:13 AM
Vindellama Vindellama is offline
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Originally Posted by troggg View Post
So, you're using an ART Tube M yet you express the opinion that I don't care about audio quality and you're concerned about cheap components in the Edwina mic. Whatever.

You also attempt to counter what I said was Edwina's greatest strength -- combining voices and guitar -- by providing clips of guitar only. Whatever.

Where exactly is the noise in this clip? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgxgyYlylsw

Oh, it doesn't exist, does it? And you can see how Edwina is struggling to handle two guitars and two voices. Sounds just terrible, doesn't it?

Then you make the statement that no one should care what gear looks like on stage. I guess that's the last word on that.

But wait: don't the Milk Carton Kids have the benefit of a sound man in that clip to make up for the cheap-capsule burdened Edwina mic? Well here's me doubling a guitar part and singing through one with nothing on it but a touch of verb:

https://themilkmen.space/lk-demos-2018

It should also be noted that a human being actually answers the phone at Ear Trumpet Labs, generally the company owner or his wife. Try calling Mr. Shure and see how far you get.
If you care to read I'm not using an ART tube... I'm in the same place as the original poster. The only difference is that I've already researched both mics.
He wants a mic for instrument only. But I guess you didn't read that either... So voice/guitar setup does not matter.

When I was researching I found as much youtube users using the edwina as possible, and inquired about it.
Half of them stopped using it/sold it because the mic developed noise over time due to the low quality of the capsule.
It's like the case with cheap 600 bucks guitars... Would you pay 400 in abalone and 200 in wood or the oposite, or even better and spik the abalone all together.
You can get the same sound quality expending much much less. The premium due to looks is not worth it when is a compromise of internal components.
You can get a MXL 990 which uses the same components and get the same results.
A lower cost setup to compare since you choose milk carton kids:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaUrMkGz1Kc
And the thread where they talk about the capsule:
https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/s...ead.php?113623

The sm81 will capture more detail of the instrument, and you don't need to call them, since it wont develop noise over time. And better yet! Will expend 40% less, since there isn't any labor cost into making it look good with recicled parts.

Last edited by Vindellama; 01-15-2018 at 10:34 AM.
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