nady condensers

[nguyenandyy]

Hey
has anyone tried nady condenser microphones?

i found this really cheap pack online

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Nady-SCM-900---CM-90-Studio-Microphone-Package-277523-i1127290.gc

 

[PhilGood]

They sound very harsh on the high end of the spectrum and you will outgrow them very quickly.

 

[Sloan]

I generally stay away from Nady as much as I can. Unless your really in a pinch and need a mic NOW for really cheap, don't mess around with it.

 

[nguyenandyy]

would you suggest getting the

mxl 990 and 991 and m-audio preamp package instead?


i'm just starting out and not sure if i want to spend a lot

 

[thajeremy]

I have to say that I have not had any problems from my Nady RSM5....

 

[avieth]

would you suggest getting the

mxl 990 and 991 and m-audio preamp package instead?


i'm just starting out and not sure if i want to spend a lot

M-Audio makes great gear, and MXL mics are a giant step up from Nady. Sounds like a good idea.

 

[jasonbmerrill]

these are ok mics - i did my first home studio project entirely with an scm90 and there were some cool tracks that resulted.

 

[dgatwood]

I have to say that I have not had any problems from my Nady RSM5....

Fair enough. Their condensers tend to be pretty harsh on the high end, lack much in the low end (at least their SDCs), and generally not sound very good. Not very impressed, though I'm thinking about modding my CM-90 pair with better capacitors and seeing what I get.

Their ribbons, by contrast, tend to be improperly tensioned about half the time, lacking in the high end (both due to tension and really cheap transformers), and generally fairly cold in their overall tone. In many cases, that's a perfectly reasonable tone for a mic to have, and being ribbons, they tend to take EQ very well so you can warm them up a bit if desired. They're definitely not bad for the money (assuming the tension is good).

 

[PhilGood]

Fair enough. Their condensers tend to be pretty harsh on the high end, lack much in the low end (at least their SDCs), and generally not sound very good. Not very impressed, though I'm thinking about modding my CM-90 pair with better capacitors and seeing what I get.

After dissecting quite a few I can tell you that the circuit is EXACTLY the same as the MXL 603. The backplates are machined the same, however there is a vented grill on the Nady that is not present on the MXL 603, which may effect the sound. Other than that, the mods work pretty well on them.

 

[dgatwood]

After dissecting quite a few I can tell you that the circuit is EXACTLY the same as the MXL 603. The backplates are machined the same, however there is a vented grill on the Nady that is not present on the MXL 603, which may effect the sound. Other than that, the mods work pretty well on them.

Not a surprise. At a quick glance, the Astatic CTM-1000 also looks like it probably uses the same circuit (and probably the same capsule---they certainly interchange physically) in a slightly different layout and with additional circuitry for the switchable bass roll-off and switchable 10 dB pad. So I have four of these things, for all practical purposes.