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Old 12-24-2016, 03:06 PM
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I hear a pretty big difference here, especially in the low end pops and plosions on Mic B. but who knows if that is the mic, or the testing methodology. It is extremely hard to do a fair A/B test, and harder to know what to attribute any differences to. In general, differences between mics of the same basic characteristics are less than people often think, in my limited experience. And even where there are obvious differences, the choice between "good" and "bad" is subjective. Like here, maybe you want those low pops, maybe you don't? With mics, small placements can matter, what you're using them for matters, off-axis response may (or may not, depending on your application) matter, proximity effect can make a big difference, etc. I often find that the same mic (or guitar, or reverb, or... for that matter) sounds good to me on Monday and not so good on Tuesday, so there's that to contend with, too :-)
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