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Originally Posted by rick-slo
It would be a good idea to not indulge the concept of "best" as it is almost meaningless outside of extremely narrow contexts and circumstances.
It's pursuit will lead one astray and foster dissatisfaction.
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Yeah, "best" gets you in trouble, other that very specific applications - like "between these two takes, I like that one best". I've run into the problem of dialing in a sound I like, choosing mics, placement, the guitar, then coming back the next day and finding it's totally different, and I don't like the sound. Could be I move an inch, could be humidity, or more likely, I'm hearing it different. I could probably do this example over again, maybe with a different guitar, or just another musical snippet, and your impressions might very well change. For me, I sort of still prefer the Brauners, tho I know I didn't provide enough of a sample here for you to really listen to those.
I used to have a tube preamp, UAD something or other. It was dual topology, so I could switch between solid state, tube, or even blend them. I never really got a sound out of the tube side that was anything special, or even all that different. But that's a sample of 1, its hard to avoid believing in the tube mystique. Maybe... (The Brauner's are tube mics, tho)