Live condenser mic great for home recording?

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börje nilsson

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Hi!

I´m thinking of buying a sturdy condenser mic designed especially for live use, the new and higly acclaimed Neumann KMS105 (about 350$).

While recording in my home studio with close miking technique (adding TC Electronic quality reverb later on), what should stop me from using this microphone instead of a more traditional one, like the AKG C414 (700$)?

I mean, they are both condenser mikes, and if the acoustic surroundings in the studio isn´t perfect (because of loud computer fans, etc), who could tell the difference with the vocals in the mix anyway?

Of course, I would plug the mike into a nice preamp (the SPL Channel One, 1000$), which hopefully would help preserv a good signal path into my harddisk recording system.

Thankful for answers

Börje Nilsson
producer
Sweden
 
I'm sure either one would sound very good, but I'm curious about the prices you list. 8th Street lists the C414 at $800 and Mercenary Audio lists the KMS 105 at $550.

dobro
home recordist
Singapore
 
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