Mic. Upgrade
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This mic is really versatile and sounds dope! - Would compliment your Great River really well.
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/BottleRktS1/
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/BottleRktS1/
Well your options are pretty good for that much money. You'll def be able to afford a premium quality mic. Im pretty sure you can have a company like Sweetwater ship internationally? At least I thought they did. If not though, Im not really sure whats available to you in the netherlands?
You can look at this 2 sites ;
- http://www.feedback.nl/?id=26&a=88
- http://www.i4muzique.nl/recording-microfoons-c-37_47.html ( more high-end gears )
Isnt Rode K2 Premium mic. ?
Edit ; how about the AKG C 214 ?
- http://www.feedback.nl/?id=26&a=88
- http://www.i4muzique.nl/recording-microfoons-c-37_47.html ( more high-end gears )
Isnt Rode K2 Premium mic. ?
Edit ; how about the AKG C 214 ?
In the end man, its all a matter of taste if you feel me.
Personally, i dont like Rode mics and feel they offer too brittle of a high end for my taste. Ive heard good things about the K2 however, im just not an advocate of that brand.
The first site you listed seemed to have a lot of Chinese made mic's which im not a big fan of since a lot of them tend to use poor parts for the diaphragm materials, etc.
The only mic I would personally recommend from that site would be the Neumann TLM 103 really, but if you have yourself set on choosing between the AKG and the K2, i suppose I would go with the AKG. (The 414 sounds even better and is great for acoustic instruments as well, including being used as a room mic)
From the second link you provided I would choose from these:
http://www.i4muzique.nl/neumann-tlm-103-p-254.html
http://www.i4muzique.nl/blue-babybottle-p-216.html
http://www.i4muzique.nl/blue-bluebird-p-215.html
*Once again, this is all based on opinion.
Personally, i dont like Rode mics and feel they offer too brittle of a high end for my taste. Ive heard good things about the K2 however, im just not an advocate of that brand.
The first site you listed seemed to have a lot of Chinese made mic's which im not a big fan of since a lot of them tend to use poor parts for the diaphragm materials, etc.
The only mic I would personally recommend from that site would be the Neumann TLM 103 really, but if you have yourself set on choosing between the AKG and the K2, i suppose I would go with the AKG. (The 414 sounds even better and is great for acoustic instruments as well, including being used as a room mic)
From the second link you provided I would choose from these:
http://www.i4muzique.nl/neumann-tlm-103-p-254.html
http://www.i4muzique.nl/blue-babybottle-p-216.html
http://www.i4muzique.nl/blue-bluebird-p-215.html
*Once again, this is all based on opinion.
Word. Well like I said, its all opinion. That TLM 103 is butter tho on vocals.
Between the AKG 214 & the Rode K2, I mean...I suppose I would roll with the AKG, but I have heard good things about the K2, im just not a fan of Rode mics like I explained before.
I suppose if you did get the K2, what you could do is take the mic apart and see what kind of tube is in it, and if its a cheap Chinese tube replace it with something better and then you would essentially upgrade the bandwidth and fidelity of the sound???? Just a thought.
Between the AKG 214 & the Rode K2, I mean...I suppose I would roll with the AKG, but I have heard good things about the K2, im just not a fan of Rode mics like I explained before.
I suppose if you did get the K2, what you could do is take the mic apart and see what kind of tube is in it, and if its a cheap Chinese tube replace it with something better and then you would essentially upgrade the bandwidth and fidelity of the sound???? Just a thought.