#16
|
|||
|
|||
Both the Adams & Neumann's are a great step up
Aloha Bonedigger & Howzit Friends!
Several years ago, when they first came out, I was able to audition the Adams A7X's (now A7X 7") with the Neumann KH-120 near-field monitors side by side for a week in my now defunct home studio. I appreciated both using lotsa personal criteria & extensive testing of both monitor sets. It was a lot of fun putting them through their paces in my space. Both models are an excellent step up for home recording once your ear is ready for more detailing, clarity & can manage it in tracks & mixes created in a properly treated studio environment. Is your space treated, Bonedigger? I went with the Adam's monitors because they offered - to my ears - better sound-staging & depth. This helped me add more air & openness around my simple guitar & vocal tracks (along w/ mic placement experiments). They were so clear, natural & unhyped. But the KH-120's are very balanced & detailed as well. Zero ear fatigue for both because the upper mids are tamed w/o boosted EQ. Ya can't go wrong with either. But I loved those Adams A7X's. They helped me produce my favorite guitar & vocal tracks ever. All gone now. Good luck with your auditioning of the two monitor sets. Try to put your ears on both & compare before you buy. A Hui Hou! alohachris PS: Jim, reading about your Neumann "Holy Grail" mic searches really takes me back to my 30-year+ high-end mic addiction. Tipped off early by W. Coast musician Mike Marshall, I used KM-84's a lot in the 80's. Exceptional instrument mic for live or studio. But where I really "$hined" was in my vintage U-47 searches all over the world. I auditioned many & owned a few. But I spent a fortune on calls, rentals, auditions, shipping & tube upgrades. I once spent $17K in cash & other mic's thrown in for an almost mint U-47 (with VF-14 tube) that was in someone's closet for 40 years in Germany (at least I bought that story, Ha!) For my then 40 y.o. voice, it truly WAS the Holy Grail & I considered it a bargain when I got it & checked it out through Neumann (they we're amazed). For some reason, as my voice aged, only the Microtech UM900 sounded better than that U47. I got my money out of the 47, but the UM900 was my last studio vocal mic. Oh, the 'Mic Wars. I had a blast but spent a lot of my retirement pursuing it over much of my adult life. Now, I'm cured. Doesn't matter. Just another aged Boomer who can't play guitar & can't sing worth a dam anymore at 76 y.o. Thanks for the memories, Jim - alohachris- Last edited by alohachris; 09-29-2019 at 05:57 PM. |
#17
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
I did a much smaller version (with fewer and probably bigger leaps between mics )of the Grail vocal mic search. I went from a very early version of Studio Projects C1 which frankly was pretty marginal to a pair Of Shure KSM 44 for both vocal and stereo guitar. I then finally got (you may recall) the Brauner Phantom V and used for many years. Just two years ago I decided to try a tube mic, and figured I would try for a clone of either a Neuman 47 or a 67 . Having sung through an outstanding vintage 47 in Nashville when doing some demo recording there about 9 years ago . Long story short I lucked into a mic shootout at Wind Over the Earth in Longmont Colorado and to my surprise ended up getting and ADK Z Mod 251 (their version of the Telefunken ELAM 251) and fortunately I am done ,,,,,for my voice it is perfect and I still have the Brauner for an FET alternative .
__________________
Enjoy the Journey.... Kev... KevWind at Soundcloud KevWind at YouYube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...EZxkPKyieOTgRD System : Studio system Avid Carbon interface , PT Ultimate 2023.12 -Mid 2020 iMac 27" 3.8GHz 8-core i7 10th Gen ,, Ventura 13.2.1 Mobile MBP M1 Pro , PT Ultimate 2024.3 Sonoma 14.4 |
#18
|
|||
|
|||
Before moving up in monitors, always consider how you can improve your room's acoustics first - are corners, ceiling and side walls acoustically treated the best possible? If your room is big enough, a rear wall diffusor?
__________________
Mike My music: https://mikebirchmusic.bandcamp.com 2020 Taylor 324ceBE 2017 Taylor 114ce-N 2012 Taylor 310ce 2011 Fender CD140SCE Ibanez 12 string a/e 73(?) Epiphone 6830E 6 string 72 Fender Telecaster Epiphone Dot Studio Epiphone LP Jr Chinese Strat clone Kala baritone ukulele Seagull 'Merlin' Washburn Mandolin Luna 'tatoo' a/e ukulele antique banjolin Squire J bass |
#19
|
||||
|
||||
Thanks everyone! I do have acoustic treatment, including corners and the walls in most areas. There is a large section on each wall around where I record. The only place without it is the ceiling. I have now ordered some treatment to put on the ceiling too. The floor is untreated and is hardwood. I have a rug down but there's not much more I can do in that regard.
__________________
https://www.mcmakinmusic.com |
#20
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
https://www.izotope.com/content/izot...cts/ozone.html
__________________
Enjoy the Journey.... Kev... KevWind at Soundcloud KevWind at YouYube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...EZxkPKyieOTgRD System : Studio system Avid Carbon interface , PT Ultimate 2023.12 -Mid 2020 iMac 27" 3.8GHz 8-core i7 10th Gen ,, Ventura 13.2.1 Mobile MBP M1 Pro , PT Ultimate 2024.3 Sonoma 14.4 |
#21
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
__________________
https://www.mcmakinmusic.com |
#22
|
||||
|
||||
Have you calibrated your Yamaha monitors? If not then check out Sonarworks.
|
#23
|
||||
|
||||
Thanks everyone! I am going to look into the calibration thing.
I am also going to post up a new thread about my recording room and sound treatment to get some feedback.
__________________
https://www.mcmakinmusic.com |