Best rap mics under 5k?

[Papanate]

I liked the AT4040, but it also had a similar issues with the top end. Lots of sibilance that was difficult to edit out. But the clarity was good.

Sibilance issues have to do with your vocal style - you can EQ it out easily - or use a windscreen - or use a plugin like Waves Sibliance - removing it is easy -
most microphone that give the top end you like are also going to give you a pronounced ess in the upper frequencies - as most of them have a slight rise
in the 5kHz10kHz range - sibilance as a whole isn’t the microphone - it’s the shape of your mouth as you Rap.

I'm going to give them until Christmas and then move on... It's crazy how long they take to ship out orders.

I’ve heard of lots of supply issues with STAM - on Gearspace people are mad at them - if you can get a refund I would ASAP.

 

[rob aylestone]

Not sure if this is useful, but here in the UK, CEX have a decent grade C-100 for 700 quid which seems pretty good.
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