opinions on Se 2200T

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getting back to this old one. I bought the se 2200t and I am quite happy with it. I changed the tube (philips miniwatt 50's/60's) and it made the sound a lot better. Less harsheness in the top end (there was quite a lot of it and I didn't read it in the SOS article, mmm) and a tighter bottom (ehm ;)). Very nice mic for small string instruments/room mic and sometimes vox. Just so you know.

On another note, I owned the rb500 ribbon mic for some time now and recently borrowed another one from a friend who put a lundahl transformer in and some accoustic treatment. Although I was already pleased with mine, this one sure is a lot better. More definition overall and a extended high end. I will do this mod and maybe buy another when I finish some projects...So cool you can own a nice mic for not too much money nowadays!

ps. I realize this reads a little spammy now, but it's not!
 
Great Bobby thanks for the update. It cost you 275.euros - translate that to US dollars for me.
Where did you purchase it from? And how much in US was the new tube?



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Got it second hand and I haven't got a clue about the dollar/euro rate at the moment. I got the tube from an old repair guy for free, so it wasn't nos or something.
 
Bobby keep that old repair guy on speed dial he is worth his weight in gold and try to learn as much as you can from him.



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Bobby Darko said:
Guys,
I can buy a new Se2200T for 275 euros and I've been looking for an affordable tube mic for some time now. SOS says it's good, but they always say that. Anyusers of this particular mic around here? Can't be worse that the 2200a and that's a well respected mic...I've heard it myself and found it a little on the bright side, but then again maybe the tube smoothes that a bit? http://www.seelectronics.com/sE2200T.html
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Well, the SOS review is HERE.

It seems very fair to me and Paul White knows his stuff when it comes to mics like this (though the person who is really top notch at SOS is Hugh Robjohns).

I read the review to say that, for the money you pay, it's well worth considering.

Try and have a listen to one before you commit.

Maybe look at the Sontronics Saturn as well for an inexpensive valve (vacuum tube) mic.
 
Being that the SE2200t is about $400. to $500. dollars and the Saturn is twice that much, there had better be twice the results when recording with the Saturn.
Now the SE looks like most of all the other valve microphones on the market. I kind of like the reto look of the Saturn....but I bet that it's fragile with that respect and if not, it would all ways be in the back of my mind.
 
John Willett said:
Well, the SOS review is HERE.

It seems very fair to me and Paul White knows his stuff when it comes to mics like this (though the person who is really top notch at SOS is Hugh Robjohns).

I read the review to say that, for the money you pay, it's well worth considering.

Try and have a listen to one before you commit.

Maybe look at the Sontronics Saturn as well for an inexpensive valve (vacuum tube) mic.
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Hi JOhn,
I'm not sure what you mean. I did read that review before I got the mic last year and like I said I am very pleased with it now the tubes been swapped. With the old one it sounded a little harsh to me though. I'm just saying that: when I can hear that, Paul White should have heard it and should have mentioned it in the article.
 
One has to be a little careful when reading articles about equipment.
For one doesn't know what kind of back room deals have been made.
It is better to read up on items on boards like this to know about what the first hand experiences have been and believe me if there is anything wrong with an item you and the rest of us will be the first to know about it.



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moresound said:
One has to be a little careful when reading articles about equipment.
For one doesn't know what kind of back room deals have been made.
It is better to read up on items on boards like this to know about what the first hand experiences have been and believe me if there is anything wrong with an item you and the rest of us will be the first to know about it.
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I'm not totally convinced by this.

Two reasons:

1 It's possible that "back room deals" have been made . . . but I think it's rash to assume that reviewers in general are that easily bought; it's far too broad a swipe.

2 There are many comments made on this board that can hardly be described as objective. There is a considerable amount of brand assassination going on, much of it not first hand.

Why would people here have any more integrity than people elsewhere?
 
(1)True,true ...but one has to wounder gecko. Why a major flaw of a microphone was not mentioned in an article.yet it's common knowledge that if a company is using new tubes from out or Russia or China the first thing you do is switch them out.
(2)Good news spreads fast but bad news spreads even faster.



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moresound said:
One has to be a little careful when reading articles about equipment.
For one doesn't know what kind of back room deals have been made.
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With Sound On Sound there would be no "back room deals", all their reviews are honest reviews as seen at the time.

But a review would be done bearing in mind the price of the equipment and how it performs given the price bracket.

I do know several people at SOS, Paul among them, and do know that there are no "deals done" and any review is an honest one.

I have written several equipment reviews (only one for SOS, though) and I have never "done a deal". If I find a problem I do go back to the manufacturer, though, as there may be an explanation, I may have misunderstood something, or I may have found a bug they had missed. But all this would be mentioned in the review.

When I reviewed the original Fostex FR-2 I found a bug, told Fostex about it - they had a fix and it was all written up in the review. both bug and fix.

Finding that a change in valve (vacuum tube) changed the sound for the better would not be in a review as the reviewer would be looking at a commercial product and not looking how to mod. it.
 
Hi John,
True about the non modding in mind perspective. And that's exactly my point. In original state the mic is kinda harsh and -low or high priced- it should have been in the review. I read some very good reviews from Paul and this is not an attack on someone or something. People make mistakes so I thought I'd mention it for people who are interested in purchasing this microphone. I believe you when you say no deals are made, that one is totally on moresound;). Again, great mic with a little help form a good tube!
 
Thought I would add something about the SE2200T.

I've had one for about 6 months which I bought for £150 on ebay. The mic had not even been used and was still in the original sealed packaging!!

I've been using this mic more and more recently. I've been using it on a soft female vocal and have been really impressed with it!

I am hopefully going to do a comparison of the SE2200T alongside an AKG C414, Shure SM7b, Oktava MK-319, Rode NT-1a, MXL v67g and Studio Projects B1 at some point.
 
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