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Originally Posted by Knives&Guitars
...Currently I just have a pair of At4050's..a large diaphragm of medium quality. Playing around with the different patterns I did feel like the Omni presented some advantages. One being the less proximity and possible smoother off axis response. ...
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We humans have a tendency to think that "more expensive" equals "better" but I'm not sure that's the case when microphones are the subject.
As a thought experiment, I wonder how we would value the AT4050 if it had been made in the 50s, manufactured in the hundreds instead of the thousands, and used on some iconic recordings with some iconic artists. People pay five figures for vintage Neumanns even though the components have aged far beyond spec and no two of the mics sound the same or remotely like they did when they were new and used on those iconic recordings.
The AT4050 is quiet, clean, flexible, and consistent. The fact that it's reasonable in price shouldn't be a negative (grin).
Fran