The Percepetion 100 is most likely only held in high regards by people who have not used the better stuff
Take your pick. At least 95% of the cheap Chinese crap on the market is some sort of variation on an attempt to copy that mic ... or it's capsule, or both.
BTW; the original Rode NT2s come sort of close, in my humblest of opinions.
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yep-- this is pretty clearTake your pick. At least 95% of the cheap Chinese crap on the market is some sort of variation on an attempt to copy that mic ... or it's capsule, or both.
the nt-2 (not nt-2a) does get a lot of love-- i've seen it mentioned in a lot of interviews with established pros. the original nt-1 is also said by many to be better than the newer nt-1a's. there's also the "legend" p) of the dapro u-87 clones...BTW; the original Rode NT2s come sort of close, in my humblest of opinions.
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i have done a few a/b tests with a studio projects C1 up against a neumann u87 (older 80s model) and i was quite surprised by how similar they actually do sound. Of course the Neumann was smoother top and tighter lows but i thought the general characteristic does work similar. That was a few years ago im sure they have other mics that do better or perhaps the newer model C1s might fix some of the smoothness on the top.
danny
BTW; the original Rode NT2s come sort of close, in my humblest of opinions.
Yep, not really any u87 clones out there and if there are some claiming to be they probably aren't that close to the real thing. There are clones of more regarded neumann's like the u47 and u67. All that aside if your going for budget mics then just try some out and find out works best for you, don't buy something because it's a clone of something else.
Hope you don't mind me asking if any of these clones are well done? My brain is in information soak mode so I may as well ask now rather than later!
...if you have the cash, I'd grab that NT2 on eBay...for $150 you probably won't find a better condenser mic, especially since the circuitry is not OEM Chinese...what you are getting is a "modded" Chinese OEM mic with boutique-quality circuitry...I have sold off most of my Chinese condensers over the years, but I won't sell the NT2...if you saw the circuit boards that are used in an NT2 (compared to your typical OEM Chinese condenser) you'd grab that mic tonight and get down to tracking some tunes...that's a very sweet little mic for very little dollars...from there I'd go to the Shure SM7 (dynamic, not condenser and nothing to do with clones, Neumann or otherwise) for more than twice the price...but that's just me...
...I mean, jeez...did you see what the other NT2 on eBay is going for?...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rode-NT2-Microp...ryZ29950QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
...if you have the cash, I'd grab that NT2 on eBay...for $150 you probably won't find a better condenser mic, especially since the circuitry is not OEM Chinese...what you are getting is a "modded" Chinese OEM mic with boutique-quality circuitry...I have sold off most of my Chinese condensers over the years, but I won't sell the NT2...if you saw the circuit boards that are used in an NT2 (compared to your typical OEM Chinese condenser) you'd grab that mic tonight and get down to tracking some tunes...that's a very sweet little mic for very little dollars...from there I'd go to the Shure SM7 (dynamic, not condenser and nothing to do with clones, Neumann or otherwise) for more than twice the price...but that's just me...
...I mean, jeez...did you see what the other NT2 on eBay is going for?...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rode-NT2-Microp...ryZ29950QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I have an NT2 I haven't brought out of the mic cabinet for a while. After that testimonial I'll have to give it another listen....I'd grab that NT2 on eBay...for $150 you probably won't find a better condenser mic, especially since the circuitry is not OEM Chinese...what you are getting is a "modded" Chinese OEM mic with boutique-quality circuitry...I have sold off most of my Chinese condensers over the years, but I won't sell the NT2...if you saw the circuit boards that are used in an NT2 (compared to your typical OEM Chinese condenser) you'd grab that mic tonight and get down to tracking some tunes...that's a very sweet little mic for very little dollars...
The C1 is a brittle sounding mic and not something I would choose as a substitute for a U87. A smoother sounding mic would be AT4040 the AT4040.
Hope you don't mind me asking if any of these clones are well done? My brain is in information soak mode so I may as well ask now rather than later!