Drum Overheads... On A Budget

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Those takstar's have a great shockmount that comes with them for the price though.
 
weezerman2002 said:
Those takstar's have a great shockmount that comes with them for the price though.
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Fair point, but this doesn't make up for the poor microphone. I think the off axis response of it is horrible. That said I get mixed results from them. I like them on snare. As overheads I just replaced them with a pair of C1000s I picked up second hand for £80.

Sometimes, when used as overheads, the Takstars sound very metallic, harsh, and almost like the signal has been MP3 compressed. I'd definitely not buy them again.
 
I could get a pair of Joemeek JM27's with shock mounts for under $100...

I also came across a pair of "STAGG CM-5050"
I've never heard of them, but it comes with two boom stands and it costs just as much as the Joemeeks. Are these Staggs any good?
 
I try to avoid commenting on my own mics at all here, so please don't have that expectation. You can always try the email link on my site ;)

However, I feel I need to clarify something regarding the various versions I have produced. In 2006, nearly all the mics I produced were MSH-1A or 1Os. Both of those were higher SPL handling than the MSH-1s I produce in 2007. The 1A was about 114dBSPL, and the 1O was 122dBSPL. The current MSH-1 is 108dBSPL. There were also a handful of 1s and 1Ms in 2006 that are essentially identical to the 2007 MSH-1. The MSH-2 replaced the MSH-1O as a high SPL mic.

I don't know what version everybody posting on this thread has. Harvey has 1Os. If you are not sure, look at the pins. If they are chrome, it's a 1A or 1O. If they are gold, it's a 1 or 1M.
 
Would you ship two MSH-2's and two clips with UPS? I hate the postal service.
 
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