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3 Zigma or Oktava question
I do some home recording and presently have (2) ADK A6 mics and a stock Oktava MC-012 (Russian made) with the cardioid capsule. My needs are almost exclusively for a single acoustic guitar; no vocals. I sometimes like to use a combination of the Oktava SDC and one ADK A6.
I'm considering getting the Oktava updated by Michael Joly, but I'm also wondering if I should do that or if I should consider the 3 Zigma mic with the cardioid capsule. It would be a bit more expensive going with the 3 Zigma, but I could offset that by selling the Oktava. Anyone have experience with both of these mics? Also, I realize some folks might say it would be more important to get room treatment; I'm also planning to do that.
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Chuck 2012 Carruth 12-fret 000 in Pernambuco and Adi 2010 Poling Sierra in Cuban Mahogany and Lutz 2015 Posch 13-fret 00 in Indian Rosewood and Adi Last edited by ChuckS; 06-23-2014 at 06:46 PM. |
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Darn. I was interested in what sdelsoray had to say.
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Me too ???????????????
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Chuck and I spoke about the Oktava MC-012 and 3 Zigma CHI TLII mics each with their respective small diaphragm capsules. There is a comprehensive review of the 3 Zigma CHI mics at 3 Zigma Mic Review from about four years ago.
Since I have both modded Oktavas (Dorsey mid, not Joly mod) and 3 Zigma CHI mics, I've compared them side by side under a variety of conditions. As the Recording Hacks review states, the modified Oktavas and 3 Zigma CHI (each with SD cardioid caps) are quite similar. My own subjective opinion is to give a nod to the 3 Zigma mics over modded Oktavas. I've used the 3 Zigma mics (all 4 of the different SD caps) along with other SD mics in my collection, including pairs of Gefell M295, Gefell M300, Telefunken M260, Schoeps CMC64 and Neumann KM184. Although I certainly prefer most of those mics over the 3 Zigmas, they nevertheless can stand their own among the "uber" mics. Last edited by sdelsolray; 06-24-2014 at 05:51 PM. |
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