CAD M177 vs AT3035

[Grafolicious]

What is your choice to get for an all-rounder good quality microphone?

CAD M177

or

AT3035
for hiphop vocals

 

[thajeremy]

are these my only choices???

I better say CAD M177 because I have one I can ship to you for $100....

 

[WhiteStrat]

Tough call. I've got 'em both and they're close. Very close. I'd say I like the 3035 better--but only by a smidge. In fact I'd say it's close enough that I'd take whichever one I could get the best deal on--and be happy with it.

 

[Big Kenny]

I don't like either, the CAD 179 is okay tho

 

[Grafolicious]

I don't like either, the CAD 179 is okay tho

Isn't that pretty much the CAD m177 without more of those mic options..?

 

[WhiteStrat]

Isn't that pretty much the CAD m177 without more of those mic options..?

No, the 179 has the additional patterns; the 177 doesn't.

 

[Grafolicious]

No, the 179 has the additional patterns; the 177 doesn't.

That's what i said... lol
I was talking about the M177 not having the patterns xD

 

[warble2]

Don't have experience with the AT, but I've use my CAD M177's for vocals (not a general go-to though) and on acoustic guitars. With the right placement, I've been happy with them on acoustic. Also used them as overheads for drums before as I recall. No hype, no sibilence and pretty flat response.

I feel the M177 makes a good "general" mic.

 

[Mr. Antrobus]

I'm messing around with an MCA SP1 that I bought for about $53 (after shipping).

It seems to have a very tight cardiod pattern. Get up close and you're golden. And I find something oddly satisfying about buying a mic in a blister pack.

I wonder what folks experience is with this mic--and whether the preamp's phantom power affects this mics performance given teh schoeps derived circuit.