Lowest noise SDC up to 300$

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Hi, i need a sdc mic for recording acoustic guitar. Since i'm going to plug it directly into a Focsurite audio interface, i need it to be low noise, and also no low output mics.
Budget is 300$.

Thanks
 
L@@K here.

And look no further - the Shure KSM137 will be your best bet.
 
Well I'd recommend the Oktava MK-012, but it isn't exactly low-noise unless you get it modded. It's not like the noise is super loud though, and it sounds amazing on acoustic guitars, so I'd definitely look into it and listen to some samples. I can send you a sample if you want. Another choice I'd look into is the SM81, but don't be afraid to buy used if the $350 price tag is a bit too high!
 
True. The Oktava will do a fine job as well!
If you choose the Shure SM81, I have a pair for sale in the want ads HERE.
 
Well, if it was me...

...instead of a single $300 mic, I'd buy a matched stereo pair of SE1A mics and record the acoustic in stereo. Two mics, 1 above the 12th fret (ish) and the other between the sound hole and the bridge always seems to me to give the most pleasing results.

As for the KSM137, I've never tried it. As usual, Shure shoot themselves in the foot with their international pricing. Your $300 mic would cost me about $450 and, at that price, there's lots of excellent mics.
 
That's incredible that the prices are that much more Bob. :cursing:
 
I'm sure (shure?) they'd sell a lot more if their UK and Australian prices were closer to what you pay in the USA. Things like an SM57 are a reasonable introductory mic in the US but carry a premium price (that the quality doesn't deserve) in the rest of the world.
 
Bobbsy said:
Well, if it was me...

...instead of a single $300 mic, I'd buy a matched stereo pair of SE1A mics and record the acoustic in stereo. Two mics, 1 above the 12th fret (ish) and the other between the sound hole and the bridge always seems to me to give the most pleasing results.

As for the KSM137, I've never tried it. As usual, Shure shoot themselves in the foot with their international pricing. Your $300 mic would cost me about $450 and, at that price, there's lots of excellent mics.
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I'm not ruling out stereo miking, its just that i really hate the hiss from self noise or low output mics, so i'm thinking of getting a 300$ mic instead of a 150$ one, so it will have lower noise floor. Maybe in the future i'll get another mic of the same type to make a pair.
 
Bobbsy said:
I'm sure (shure?) they'd sell a lot more if their UK and Australian prices were closer to what you pay in the USA. Things like an SM57 are a reasonable introductory mic in the US but carry a premium price (that the quality doesn't deserve) in the rest of the world.
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Do we not also pay exorbitant prices for Rode? Which are made here? I have never bought any so I don't know exactly.

As an aside, I was researching a brake caliper tool to manage the 4-pot caliper on my 4x4. I found a great tool, and it was Australian made (factory probably within a 45 minute drive from home). The best local price I could find was almost double the price delivered from a US-based ebay seller. Sorry to say, but my support for our local economy stretches only so far.

Paul
 
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