Damn,those starving Chinese kids build a pretty decent mic!!

[SHEPPARDB.]

I have been saving some cash for a high end L.D.C.,but today
I got a wild hair and decided to piss MrQQ off and buy a peice
of Behringer gear.(hey, I need a stand in until I have enough
for that Neumann)
The B2 is a very decent mic for the price.($149.00 w/flight case
and free pop filter)
Just thought I would share that.

 

[darrin_h2000]

Its a rebadged rode nt2.

 

[DaveSweet]

Is it really?

I was in a decent pro studio a few months back; the engineer loved his NT2. Really did sound great to me, had a nice hi-end emphasis but didn't sound harsh at all.

Then again, it was also plugged into a $1K+ API lunchbox, so...

 

[ausrock]

From memory, I thought we debunked that NT2-B2 rumour months ago when I compared pics of their respective PCBs.

Unless someone can come up with pics of different NT2 PCBs, then I can only go by what I saw.......and that is, on the evidence available at the time, they are totally different mics.

 

[Flatpicker]

Here's one for all you folks in a budget, and I've heard it's actually a decent mic with a nice flat mid frequency response. I'll might try one myself when I get some extra change.

 

[danshi]

Behringer B2 =/= Rode NT2

Behringer B2 = Beijing 797 NT2 ( pirate Rode NT2 )

 

[noisedude]

I have been saving some cash for a high end L.D.C.,but today
I got a wild hair and decided to piss MrQQ off and buy a peice
of Behringer gear.(hey, I need a stand in until I have enough
for that Neumann)

if you liked eating chips you'd have had that one off your shoulder by now.

Q's only argument is that if you can get better, do so. It's just common sense! If this pirate NT2 is any good then get it. Otherwise, maybe something closer towards (but nowhere near as expensive as) that Neumann may be a good idea after all.

 

[ausrock]

There is no direct similarity between the Behringer B2 and Rode NT-2......see pic.

The only possibility, is that maybe the very early NT-2's were an off the shelf 797 mic, but to date I have seen no evidence of that being the case.

 

[danshi]

Yes . The fact is : the shell (crust) of Rode NT2 are made by 797 . Then 797 use the same shell ( include the brand "RODE" ) on their own mics , and call these mics "NT2" . These piratic "NT2" looks the same as Rode , but in fact they have no relationship . 797 sell them only in China market . 797 dare not sell them in US or Europe .

Then Behringer buy them and change the shell .

 

[Rossi]

Thanks a lot for the info, Danshi.

There's always been a rumour that Rode used Chinese capsules in their early models (such as NT2). Do you have any information whether or not this is (or was) true?

 

[danshi]

China have many good capsules and tubes , I think it is not strange that many mics use Chinese capsules and tubes . I don't know whether NT2 use it or not . But NT3 use the capsules of 797 .

 

[Son of Mixerman]

Have you guys seen the new SE line?

I was browsing a Full Compass catalog and SE cheanged its logo and the mics look completely different. It seems like somethings big changed but Im wondering if the insides got all fancied up too.

SoMm

 

[freshmattyp]

Theres a great article on SE in the latest issue of Sound on Sound. Great factory pics.

 

[noisedude]

yeah there was a great quote i saw from there that'll make a good new thread. in fact i think i'll go do it now.

 

[danshi]

In the past SE bought FEILO mics and use the brand "SE" . Last year SE build their own factory and design their own new mics , a very small factory .

 

[Rossi]

Yeah Danshi, I know there's good stuff coming from China. I'm fairly impressed with my Studio Projects B1, for instance. I was asking because Rode always claimed that they make their own capsules. Im pretty sure that's true for their newer designs, but I'm not so sure about older mics such as NT2. I didn't know the NT3 has chinese capsules. Rode would probably deny that. Thanks, Danshi.

 

[Duardo]

There's always been a rumour that Rode used Chinese capsules in their early models (such as NT2). Do you have any information whether or not this is (or was) true?

It's not a rumor, and Røde hasn't tried to hide it. They've used Chinese capsules (but done just about everything else in Australia) in all of their microphones until their newest ones, for which they're manufacturing the capsules themselves. As I understand it, the intent is to eventually manufacture all of their own capsules.

-Duardo

 

[ozraves]

Here's Rode's statement on the NT2 versus this Behringer mic:

The NT2 was our first mic. We bought the body shell and capsule from China.
We designed and made the electronics here in Australia. We then assembled
them and Q.C'd them here in Australia. With minor changes, this continues to
this day. The Behringer is totally made in China, that I do know. People see
the case, which besides the head is the same as the NT2 and so rightly think
they come off the same line. If you listen to an NT2 and a Behringer the
difference is amazing. Our capsule (the heart of any mic) simply sounds
better! The electronics are clean. Anyway, NT2 is a legacy. I have been
trying to kill it of for years so we don't get these questions any more, but
when you sell 1000 per month..........

Talk to you soon.

Peter

 

[bgavin]

When my daughter's band did their EP tracking in Los Angeles recently, she did all her vocals on an NT2 into high-end pre's (Avalon or ??), and ProTools. The quality of the sound was seriously impressive.

I can see why they still sell 1,000 every month. The dual pattern is a plus.

 

[ausrock]

QUOTE........."and Røde hasn't tried to hide it"

I have to disagree................if you have ever spoken to Rode and tried to get a straight answer out of them regarding the origins of their mic components you wouldn't make that statement.