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arctic88
New member
I'm new to the forum and was curious to see if anybody has any experience with MXL mics.
zbert
In the swamps of Jersey
Welcome to the boards. There is a ton of info and opinions on MXL mics here. Just use the search function. As for me I still have a pair of 603's They were some of the first mics I bought when I started and I still find use for them. Also the long discontinued V77s is a very nice mic as far as Chinese mics go. Add an upgraded tube and it's very useable. Just search. It's all here on the boards.
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Daisy
Banned
Pros: Cheap
Cons: Cheap
Cons: Cheap
Almy
Guitar Guy
I have 3 MXL 604's (upgraded versions of the 603) and they made great starters for me. Even now that I've upgraded I still use them for other things. I basically got two nice sticks and a nice LDC so now I can use the nice sticks for drum OH's while using the 604's on other drum parts. Even with a 57 and a beta 52a it's nice to have the 604's to mic more specifically.
Dogman
Unkle Ticklefingers
I use 603's as drum OH's...work fine for me.
buckkillr8
David Gilmour's clone
the V57M is a very nice mic.
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Cosmic
Active member
Used a V67 on a young female singer; 99% of it was very good sounding. Some sibilants were troublesome, but for the money, the mic did very well.
Best,
C.
Best,
C.
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Marcadiablo
Still a newbie
Just recieved today the 990/991 Audio Buddy package, did a few tests and I can say that they are not bad at all. I mean, for $99 you can't ask for much.
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mrface2112
Well-known member
depends on which model you're talking about. some are quite good for the money.....some are real pieces of crap.
i've got a pair of 603's (with both cardiod and omni capsules), which do nicely on acoustic guitar, mandolin and occasionally drum overheads. i've got a V67 which is nice on some vocals and drum overheads, a 960 tube mic which seems to excel at vocals and not much else, and a V77 tube mic which has been excellent on just about everything i've ever used it on.
judiciously chosen, you can cover a lot of bases for not a lot of dough. the winner, without a doubt, is the V77.
cheers,
wade
i've got a pair of 603's (with both cardiod and omni capsules), which do nicely on acoustic guitar, mandolin and occasionally drum overheads. i've got a V67 which is nice on some vocals and drum overheads, a 960 tube mic which seems to excel at vocals and not much else, and a V77 tube mic which has been excellent on just about everything i've ever used it on.
judiciously chosen, you can cover a lot of bases for not a lot of dough. the winner, without a doubt, is the V77.
cheers,
wade
nuemes
Be Here Now
My experience with the 603, 991, 990 & V67 is that they all have hyped high end. I would not consider them for OH's or acoustic guitar any more. Maybe the V67 on a rare vocal.
Hold out for Chance's next group buy on this forum and you'll get much more quality at an even lower price that MXL pricing. Well worh the wait if you can hold out. The 310 mics are excellent for the price and easily beat out the 603.
Hold out for Chance's next group buy on this forum and you'll get much more quality at an even lower price that MXL pricing. Well worh the wait if you can hold out. The 310 mics are excellent for the price and easily beat out the 603.
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mrface2112
Well-known member
i'd agree that the 603 cardioid caps have a hyped high end......but the omnis most certainly do not. the omnis are quite good on overheads--especially for the money. although my V77 is on pretty much perma-overhead duty.
and i'd love to hear your V67........b/c hyped in the high end is about the last thing i'd say about it. that said, i don't find much use for it anymore......but that's for different reasons, most of them in the mids.
cheers,
wade
and i'd love to hear your V67........b/c hyped in the high end is about the last thing i'd say about it. that said, i don't find much use for it anymore......but that's for different reasons, most of them in the mids.
cheers,
wade
Creep
Milk It
Have seen them being used... they sound great as overheads. I don't know really for anything else though... but I've heard great reviews 
PhilGood
Juice box hero
i'd agree that the 603 cardioid caps have a hyped high end......but the omnis most certainly do not. the omnis are quite good on overheads--especially for the money. although my V77 is on pretty much perma-overhead duty.
and i'd love to hear your V67........b/c hyped in the high end is about the last thing i'd say about it. that said, i don't find much use for it anymore......but that's for different reasons, most of them in the mids.
cheers,
wade
Man, I would die for a V77 schematic, since they aren't made anymore.
Luckily the Royer mod comes close or is maybe slightly better!
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arctic88
New member
Thanks for the help. I'm always looking for inexpensive gear and picked one up a few days ago. I'm excited to give it a try.
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hairylarry
New member
zbert
In the swamps of Jersey
Phil
I have a Royer mod mic with a Peluso 89 capusule. I got it from Koji. Now I'm not sure if you had your hands on that mic. But I do have a V77 and the Royer mod is much better. At least to my ears.
kojdogg
bollocks redux!
tom-- again, phil didn't do that one-- he worked swapped the capsule into the modded tcm1100 with the double sided 89 (dave thomas did the rest of the mods on that one)
zbert
In the swamps of Jersey
tom-- again, phil didn't do that one-- he worked swapped the capsule into the modded tcm1100 with the double sided 89 (dave thomas did the rest of the mods on that one)
I am friggin dense, ain't I. Ok, but the Royer mod does have 89in it too. A great sounding mic. Gets much more use than the V77 (but I don't think I'll part with the 77 any time soon)
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Harvey Gerst
New member
A lot of the MXL mics work fine for me. Here's a track using the V77 on vocals; no eq, no pop filter, nothing:
(The sax was recorded with a Shure SM7.)
(The sax was recorded with a Shure SM7.)