More Info On New MXL's From The Source

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So whats the difference between the 604 then? I thought it was just the 603 with an omni cap included, as well as the cap the 603 has.
 
The 604 also has a 10dB pad and low frequency rolloff switch.
 
Beantowna said:
So whats the difference between the 604 then? I thought it was just the 603 with an omni cap included, as well as the cap the 603 has.
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that's what i'd like to know
 
I'd like to know where I can buy a set of these.... <the omni capsules>
I can't find them at any of the usual places. :confused:
 
turnitdown said:
I'd like to know where I can buy a set of these.... <the omni capsules>
I can't find them at any of the usual places. :confused:
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call mxl? i think i will contact them and ask about the 603/604 differences.
 
turnitdown said:
I'd like to know where I can buy a set of these.... <the omni capsules>
I can't find them at any of the usual places. :confused:
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Sheesh, did Wayne at MXL play me? He said that they were in stock at most of their dealers already. The official writing on the box said "MXL-603/604 OMNI CAP", and that's how you ask for them. MSRP is $49.95. Call MXL and ask who has them. MXL's toll-free number is 1-800-800-6608
 
Thanks Harvey...
I just called, but it being a Saturday and all, I only got easy listening "hold music".... But it was very well recorded "hold music"... sounded like a ribbon mic.... ;)

I'll try again during normal business hours...
 
TravisinFlorida said:
call mxl? i think i will contact them and ask about the 603/604 differences.
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I answered your question in post #22 of this thread. The 604 has a 10dB pad and low frequency rolloff switch; the 603 does not.
 
turnitdown said:
I'd like to know where I can buy a set of these.... <the omni capsules>
I can't find them at any of the usual places. :confused:
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Wayne said all the Guitar Centers had them in stock, but I don't see them at the Musician's Friend website, so I don't know. I'm sure Warren will have them in at Front End Audio ASAP.
 
i feel like just going to a gc and bringing a 991 to see if it fits
 
cello_pudding said:
i feel like just going to a gc and bringing a 991 to see if it fits
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According to Scott at MXL, the new 604 Omni capsule will work perfectly on a 991.
 
i just superimposed their polar patterns...and the 991 seems pretty close to the omni.

i just checked out the freq response on the 604, and i think i like the 991's, though it only goes to 18k instead of 20.
 
yeah, its probably not perfect since every mic is different, but if the method is the same while testing the mic, you can see what it pics up a bit more.

i guess comparing them may be off a bit but..oh well.


i wonder how useful a picture would be of a mic recording pink noise and the actual pink noise wave phase reversed, and destructively combining. like a picture of the combined wav.

and then doing that test at different lengths, and all of those different graphs would be shown with the mic specs.
 
cello_pudding said:
yeah, its probably not perfect since every mic is different, but if the method is the same while testing the mic, you can see what it pics up a bit more. i guess comparing them may be off a bit but..oh well.

i wonder how useful a picture would be of a mic recording pink noise and the actual pink noise wave phase reversed, and destructively combining. like a picture of the combined wav.

and then doing that test at different lengths, and all of those different graphs would be shown with the mic specs.
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Any single mic on most production lines can be off by as much as 4 dB from another mic on the same production line and still be in "spec". That's why all these curves are "averaged" and they leave out the small peaks (that can be very high). It's a lot easier to make an omni flat than other polar patterns.

Dual diaphragm omni condensers are really just two cardioids back to back, sharing a common backplate (which comes close to being an omni, but, "not exactly").
 
Harvey Gerst said:
Any single mic on most production lines can be off by as much as 4 dB from another mic on the same production line and still be in "spec". That's why all these curves are "averaged" and they leave out the small peaks (that can be very high). It's a lot easier to make an omni flat than other polar patterns.

Dual diaphragm omni condensers are really just two cardioids back to back, sharing a common backplate (which comes close to being an omni, but, "not exactly").
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actually...an audible and freq analization of that wav would be cool
 
cello_pudding said:
actually...an audible and freq analization of that wav would be cool
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But that requires hand-testing each microphone and printing a plot - that's expensive, time-consuming, and adds to the cost of each mic.
 
cello_pudding said:
yeah, its probably not perfect since every mic is different, but if the method is the same while testing the mic, you can see what it pics up a bit more.

i guess comparing them may be off a bit but..oh well.


i wonder how useful a picture would be of a mic recording pink noise and the actual pink noise wave phase reversed, and destructively combining. like a picture of the combined wav.

and then doing that test at different lengths, and all of those different graphs would be shown with the mic specs.
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whoops...i wanted to quote this...


more expensive? they already do test the mics. this is just a different method.
 
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