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Which sounds the highest fidelity to you?

AT2020 USB
Samson Meteor Mic
MXL Studio 1
MXL Trio
Samson CO1U

Author Topic: Fun Little Comparisons  (Read 820 times)

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Fun Little Comparisons
« on: December 18, 2014, 02:43:28 AM »


Posted this in the shoutbox a few days ago. Can't find actual files, YouTube will have to do.

Let's discuss after we've got enough votes
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Re: Fun Little Comparisons
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2014, 01:59:58 PM »
This was a lot of fun I thought.  Great idea!  My vote was for the Studio 1.
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Re: Fun Little Comparisons
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2014, 05:59:42 AM »
The Studio 1 is nice, but it does have a bit of a noise floor issue in that demo. The Audio Technica was a bit cleaner, but also a little bright and sibilant IMO. So though choice there... all kinda suck a little in the demo. I'll go for the AT.
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Re: Fun Little Comparisons
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2014, 10:28:13 PM »
I generally agree with UB. I found the AT2020 to be barely sibilant compared to the Studio 1, but overall not bad. However, the Studio 1 felt too damped, and I could not hear the pick contacting the strings, compared to the AT2020 where I could. It could have just been the noise floor, but either way, that was the detail that made me vote AT2020.
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Re: Fun Little Comparisons
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2014, 10:29:55 PM »
2020 here too, the noise floor in the others disctracted me too much to even focus on other properties.
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Re: Fun Little Comparisons
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2014, 01:04:01 AM »
I'd still go with the Rode NT1-A (which I bought like 2 years ago and STILL haven't used... it probably doesn't even work! LOL!)
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Re: Fun Little Comparisons
« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2014, 05:48:58 AM »
The Audio Technica sounds best to me. Slightly bright but it works well with the acoustic guitar
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