Equitek II (CAD mic) I need your experience!

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I live in Canada (Québec) and there is a guy near my place who's selling a CAD EQUITEK II microphone (condenser with multiple pollar paterns). I would like to know what you guys think about that mic.

He says he can sell it for 200$ US (275$ canadian).

Is the price right? Buying from the US means lots of taxes and lots of dutties and lots of shipping fees so I usually prefer buying in canada.

I only have 3 very very cheap mics and I am starting my real mic cabinet.

Give me your taughts.

Note: The EQUITEK II, I believe it is the ancestor of the EQUITEK CAD e-200. I dunno if its better or worst... you tell me ! :P

thx
 
I just picked up a Cad E100 in a pawn shop for $60.So far I am impressed with this mic maker and fully intend to investigate further.
 
60$? wow what a deal man!

Maybe the equitek II is a good mic too... that would explain the 200$... but I would like someone with lots of experience to answer me specificaly on the equitek II.

thx for the reply man
 
tenkas said:
60$? wow what a deal man!

Maybe the equitek II is a good mic too... that would explain the 200$... but I would like someone with lots of experience to answer me specificaly on the equitek II.

thx for the reply man
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I tried both the new E100 and E200 at NAMM. I thought they sounded great!
 
Equitech II is basically the same thing as the E-200. Just an earlier version. A few minor improvements were supposedly made on the 200, I think, but basically the same mic.
 
E-200

I have mine E-200 for about six years now, it is not my first go to mic, but it is a good mic to have. I had a singer in about 2 months ago who just loved it and wanted to know where he could get one for himself. I also used it as a room mic for a classical violin player recording portarican classics and he loved how it pick-up the over tones, all in all it is very useful. Just make sure that the internal battery is good, and that it will hold a charge or it will have to be replaced, but I have had my for six years with no problem. If you get it make sure you plug it up overnight to use it or two hours if it stays in heavy use to keep the battery charged.
 
Hey Track One, would you say it's a relatively neutral, uncolored mic; ie -- not a lot of high end boost?
 
E200

Hey chess! yes iwould say that, I do not use any EQ at all when I track with it are any other mic. I f someone has a good stady voice without wavering you no good and natrual it servce it's purpose, it is not colouring at all, what you put into it is what you will get in return, also good room mic and drum overhead
 
Eh, $200 is not a bad price, about average... but not a steal. I have several CAD mics including the E-200. The E-200 best features are very low self noise and really good low end detail. I wouldn't call the high end hyped, but it's not as "smooth" as my more prefered vocal mics. A tube preamp really helps this mic a lot.
I don't like them on cymbals.
They're very good on bass drums and bass cabs.
Good, flat room mic.
Good for piano.
Great for recording very quiet sounds.
Can be really good on female vocals.

Its good for a lot of things, but it's not a first choice for vocals. Although with a tube preamp it does vocals and "harsh" sources much better.
 
I have to agree with most.

I bought one E100 after hearing it on my voice. I have other good mics (AT 4033 / T-3 /B-3) and it had a full mid range without high end nastiness or loww end blossom. It sounds wonderful on drums and percussion. The E100 is actually a mid sized diaphram, so the response is not as hyped. I dont know if the E200 is a large diaphram or not.

I bought a second one and use it for stereo recording.
I paid about $150 ea used for them in excellent condition.
 
Check the batteries physically!!!

I have an E-200.
Love it and agree with Track One......neutral, quite, good all around mic.

But I started getting output fluctuations with mine and figured it was the battery.
Charging didn't help so I looked inside and apparently the previous owner had rplaced one of the batteries (it takes 2 Nickel-Cadmiums) with a regular 9v duracel.
The manual say it can use standard batteries but DO NOT try and charge these with phantom power........

Fortunately I just replaced them both with R/S Ni--Cd batteries (which have a slightly better output than the stock CAD batteries) and have had no problems.

I like it a lot on classical and steel string acoustic guitars.

-mike
 
tmix said:
It sounds wonderful on drums and percussion.
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I was actually thinking of picking up a couple to try out as overheads, but I'm a little turned off by the hypercardiod pattern.
 
Cad battery

Hey Formerly, I have not had to replace the battery in my E-200 but maybe in the future? where did you get your batteries from????

Thanks
 
Believe it or not.....

I got them at RadioShack.
I think they sell them as camera batteries.
Like 5 bucks a piece or something.

They are a few mA higher output than the stock CAD batteries but basically the same thing.

I was nervous when I saw the Duracell in there because I had charged it for like 18 hours and according to the manual, I was fortunate not to have damaged the mic permanantly....although I don't really understand how this happens....maybe regular batteries can overload and pop or something.

I would get another CAD after owning this one (although NOT the CAD 22, which was one of the worst mics I've ever used...but it was free with the 4track I bought :))).

-mike
 
ok, i'm unearthing a pretty old thread here, but was wondering if anyone has tried the Equitek E200 in comparison to the Studio Projects B1. I own a B1 and like it for acoustic guitar and vocals, but a local studio is getting rid of a couple E200s for $125 each. Just wondering if adding an E200 would be worth my time/money. The only other mics i have are an SM57 and a Behringer ECM8000. Thanks!
 
I just bought an e100 for 100 off craigslist. i plugged it up and got nothing so i turned on phantom power and it worked fine for about 30 secs then started to make a popping clipping noise while cutting in and out rhythmically. i took the cover off to behold two alkaline 9vs with cells busting out the bottom. This is the older version of the e100 not the ^2 version. I plugged in without 9vs with phantom power because i thought you could do that and got the same result as with the 9vs. popping and cutting in and out. can someone please help me??
 
This is common with those mics.
I have (and love) several of them.
But you can't run them without functioning rechargeable 9v batteries in them.
What makes these mics so good is their high headroom , but the amp that is powered by the batteries will cycle on and off without the buffer charge of the batteries.

You can get them from Radio Shack the are about 12 bucks each if I remember right.
I can't remember the exact make.
 
The batteries are recharged via the phantom power. If the mic has not been used much, try leaving plugged into the board with the phantom power on to recharge them... if that doesn't work... new batteries.
 
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