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It doesn't help that mic companies can express mic sensitivity in several ways: dBV/Pa, dBV/microbar or mV/Pa. So it can be hard to compare different models without knowing the math to convert amongst all the references. I, persoanally, wish they would all express it in mV/Pa, since it is the clearest. The others can be easily confused. I mean -35 dB/Pa is the same as -55dB/microbar, even though they would appear to be 2 very different specs. How easy is that to confuse? Yet they both represent 17.78 mV/Pa.
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It's great to look at specs, and with low-end mics, noise is one of the biggest potential problems. But for people with less experience than some of the members here, it's hard to know what these numbers mean in practice, and there are so many variables. For me, the bottom line is whether it sounds good. The AT2020 is certainly not a "great" mic, you definitely get better as you move up the food chain (even within the AT line, things get noticably better as you get higher models). No idea about the Rode M5. But, especially for the price, the 2020 can get the job done. I have a pair that I grabbed just because it's hard to resist a half-way decent mic at that price point.
Here's a short recording I did with the AT2020s into a Zoom H6 a while back, tweaked a bit in Logic (No noise reduction, just some EQ, reverb, etc). You can maybe get some idea of whether the AT2020's can achieve results that are acceptable to you or not:
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That recording is quite nice. It says more than nay specs or technical data can. And wth a modest preamp too. And you're 100% right. It comes down to sound. In the words of Joe Meek "if it sounds good, it is good."
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I recently picked up a 4050ST, which I like a lot. I thought it would be nice to have a single mic for videos, but it sounds good across the board.
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My only complaint is that the shockmounts die quickly. I'm on my 4th shockmount for my 4050s. And it's all 3 of them, so I can't believe it's a fluke...or maybe I'm just hard on them...who knows.
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Keep me posted on the Rycote. They have a good reputation in the location audio world. If it holds up as you use it I'd like to know. I'll grab myself a couple of them to replace the AT mounts...which are due to be replaced (again).
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