Everyone buy the Studio Projects C1

[ScienceOne]

plugged it in and was blown away from the first take. comes with a shockmount, windscreen, and flightcase. $199 at humbuckermusic.com and music123.com. humbuckermusic.com is much much quicker with backorders. anyway this mic is incredible and worth any amount of money, it has quickly become my prized possession (even over my mackie board)

 

[jslator]

...this mic is incredible and worth any amount of money...

Yah? What other mic's have you used?

 

[Gidge]

obviously not the Marshall MXLv67 or he'd be kicking himself for spending $110 too much......

 

[Sennheiser]

Thanks, but I'll stay with my MD-441 for awhile longer I think.

 

[littledog]

anyway this mic is incredible and worth any amount of money, it has quickly become my prized possession (even over my mackie board)

cherish that sense of enthusiasm. it's a rare thing these days.

 

[chessrock]

(even over my mackie board)

Damn . . . that must be some Mackie board!

 

[crawdad]

Since they are backordered, I figured everybody has already bought a C1 around here!

 

[ruebarb]

is it really that good...

the mic that made me come in my pants was the Rode NTK...best vocal mic I've ever heard...

Is the Studio Projects C1 really THAT good?

do ya get a woody when you hear your voice thru it? - LOL

kidding.. - kinda.....

seriously though...my NTK is super.....has anyone with both compared side by side...

RB

 

[Gidge]

the C1 is that good FOR THE PRICE.....you are talking about a mic that is 2-3 times cheaper than the NTK, but sounds probably 75-80% as good.....thats a good price / performance ratio.....alot of people will even tell ya its as good as the better Neumann's....

remember that for years the best a home reccer could do with $200 was a NT-1...not a bad mic but tended to be harsh.....we welcome these cost friendly mics with open arms.....

but there will always be a place for the NTK's, the 4033's, the 421's......whenever i hit the lottery

 

[werewolf831]

Hey Gidge, how would you rate the Marxhall MXLv67 against the Marshall MXL2001?

 

[c9-2001]

obviously not the Marshall MXLv67 or he'd be kicking himself for spending $110 too much......

the mxlv67 vs a c1.. i'd take the c1 anyday

 

[Gidge]

the mxlv67 vs a c1.. i'd take the c1 anyday

ok, ill bite....what makes it better considering $89 vs. $199 .......let me add that i think the C1 is every bit as good a mic as the v67..........

 

[ozraves]

i've not been that impressed with vocal tracks i've heard through the mxl v67. i have been impressed with several recorded through the c1.

i've used the c1 with several mic preamps. i tried it recently with a grace 101 and i find it surprisingly good.

i'm going to try to review some mxl mics in the near future and will hopefully be able to try out the v67.

--steve
www.piemusic.com

 

[tdukex]

Steve, I wish someone would review this puppy http://www.peavey.com/products/proaudio/processors/tmp1.cfm

Maybe you can be the first. I think it sells for < $200, and if it's anything close (in sound) to the acclaimed VMP-2, well, we might have another contender for home recordist BBFTB mic pre crown.

TMP™ -1 Features
Full tube design (through signal path)
Transformer balanced XLR input
Unbalanced 1/4 inch input
Transformer balanced XLR output
Unbalanced 1/4 inch output
40 Hz high pass filter (switchable)
Single rack space design


TMP-1 Specifications

Frequency Response:
20 Hz to 20 kHz (+0, -3 dB)

Equivalent Input Noise:
-106 dBV @ 150 ohms, 25 degrees C

Hum and Noise:
66 dBV @ 40 dB of gain, unweighted

Total Harmonic Distortion:
<0.2% at maximum gain (40 Hz to 40 kHz)

Microphone Input:
Input impedance 600 ohms, maximum gain +55 dB

Line Input:
Line impedance 200 kilohms, maximum gain +40 dB

XLR Output:
Source impedance < 100 ohms, maximum output
6.2 V RMS (+18 dBm) at 600 ohms

1/4" Unbalanced Output:
Source impedance < 3 kilohms, maximum output
7 V RMS (+17 dBV) at 10 kilohms

Phantom Power:
+24 V DC

Dimensions: (H x W x D)
1.75" x 8.4" x 9.875"
4.45 cm x 21.34 x 25.08

Weight:
8.4 lbs. (3.81 kg)

 

[littledog]

.....alot of people will even tell ya its as good as the better Neumann's....

Chessrock and who else?

 

[chessrock]

Chessrock and who else?

Now that's funny.

As far as the whole C1 versus v67 thing . . . Harvey once said the C1 and v67 were very similar. Now with all due respect to Harvey, my guess is he was pitting the two up against one another on some fairly high-endish mic pres. Another thing the Harv noted was how the output transformer of the v67 was one of the things that gave it "it's sound."

Remember there's always going to be a certain amount of difficulty comparing a transformerless design like the C1 with something like a v67, which has an output transformer (and apparently not of the transparent variety).

The v67, by it's nature, is going to be more picky in regards to the loading of the preamp it is run through. Better pres tend to have more ideal loading characteristics -- hence their being "better" pres.

Bottom line: Unless you're running it through a big-boy pre, a transformerless design has an unfair advatage over a transformer design like the v67, making it difficult to judge.

Hence, to a lot of us -- hell, let's say most of us -- the C1 will sound closer to the way it's designers intended it to sound in most cases, while the v67 will likely vary a lot from user to user.

Not sure if that will make sense to all of yas or not, but I would say most of us would be better off with tranformerless condensers (C1) . . . untill you start getting in to RNP territory on up.

 

[ozraves]

Steve, I wish someone would review this puppy http://www.peavey.com/products/proaudio/processors/tmp1.cfm

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll contact Peavey.

 

[Stefan Elmblad]

Sorry, but I don't wanna buy a mic that blows somebody away. Too dangerous. Also, after participating in some blind tests, which by the way is the only way to test microphones without hype confusing you, that included several SP mics I was NOT impressed. In fact, I thought they sounded most dull of the bunch, except for what turned out to be some SM58's and a ECM8000.

SO, no SP for me thanks.

 

[darrin_h2000]

A c1 is not the same as the v67, hearvy didnt put them every different scenario. When I ABed them, I found them quite different. Not that the marshall was bad.

The funny thing about Chesses post is that the 2001 is a transformerless version of the v67 from what I understand, and it is a world different from the c1.( Ive also read the 2001 was a favorite for voiceovers for one engineer.)

 

[Henrik]

Tjena Stefan,
what other mics were in that comparison you heard?

Cheers
/Henrik