I just bought a mic at Radio Shack, and it is beautiful...

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looking! :D

I wandered in there today while waiting for my wife. They had these on sale for $15, and I just couldn't help be impressed by the looks/price ratio. I'm sure its sound is less than impressive, but I like the design.
 

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We don't need music stores when we've got Radio Shack... How does it sound?
 
God that's gorgeous! And to think I just threw away the stereo electret I bought in 1978 for $29.95 =sniff= You could tell it was high quality because it had 1/4" plugs instead of minis.
 
Maybe I'm crazy but I've got two radio shack mics that definitely have some good use to them. One is a dynamic omni that sounds pretty cool. A little lo-fi but definitely usable. The other is a basic "look sort of like a 58" mic. I was using as a talk back when the bands were asking what mic I was using because it sounded really good. And, well it does so I'm going to use it when it's needed.
 
bsanfordnyc said:
is that thing XLR connection?
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Nope - 1/4" phone plug. But it's low impedance - 500 ohms. It has a pronounced proximity effect, but doesn't sound too shabby (in a noisy listening environment.)
 
Ya gotta admit...it's the purttiest durned $15 mic I've ever seen.

It might even sound good...It looks like the kind Milli Vanilli used to use. ;)
 
jfrog said:
Ya gotta admit...it's the purttiest durned $15 mic I've ever seen.

It might even sound good...It looks like the kind Milli Vanilli used to use. ;)
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mucho cleaver thur...
 
crazydoc said:
Thanks for pointing that out - I hadn't noticed. It looks sort of hetero to me.
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You're kidding, right? That mic is a flamer if there ever was one.:p

You're not related to the girl with no gaydar, are you???
 
OK...seriously...kidding aside...how does it sound?
 
Michael Jones said:
So... ummm... you bought it because of the way it LOOKS? :rolleyes:
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I think the $15 dollars also had something to do with it. :)

I picked up a couple of Stageworks dynamics for 9 bucks a pop at Sam Ash a while back...one them is in constant use.

Admittedly, it's on my desk as a talkbalk mic, but... :)
 
c7sus said:
You're not related to the girl with no gaydar, are you???
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The mic actually doubles as a gaydar - it's best used intrarectally in the vibrating mode. But I'm sure you already knew that.
 
crazydoc said:
Well, shit yes! How else would you choose a mic?
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People get married for the same reason. Often with similar results. And just 'cause it's pretty doesn't mean it's gay. Don't hate it 'cause it's beautiful.

Could be a good looking useful gem, like this piece. So highly regarded that Fletcher keeps it on his site, and yet pretty to look at and reasonably priced.

http://www.mercenaryaudio.com/funlogdigdyn.html
 
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