Man I can't believe how busy I am. I guess we are looking for a cut-off date. The longer we wait, (within reason), the more will jump aboard. This company is developing a new type of ribbon mic. I would really like to include some in my order. I should have more info by Tuesday and I will post. I think Michael is doing an outstanding job on his end. I have a friend who is the Manley tech (they only have one) and he says that these mics can moded very economically just by changing a few parts turning them into a high caliber ribbon mic Several people on my end of this "buy" want the mods done. There are simple things that we can DIY too. As I mentioned, the last buy, I got 2 of each mic. I got 2, so I will have one here in the studio, and loan one out to be demo'd. I haven't taken their orders yet, but will soon. Out of the HRM-8,10, and 14, I can't say which I like best, because like I said before, they all exibit the typical ribbon warmth and smoothness, but each different ribbon has it's own charactor. For example the HRM-10 sounds killer on guitar cab. I tried the same mic on a mandolin, and it was acceptable too, but when I tried the double ribbon (14) on the mandolin, there was no second guessing, the 14 was it. All that tinkleing mandolin sound was captured beautifully.
Before I get out of here, it still blows my mind what we are getting for the money. When I demo them, and I tell the studio owner the price, they all say whats the catch, are they hot ?
Some have wondered why I don't add some $ for myself. Well, I make an OK living here in my studio, but have gain'd so many friends, and so much knowlege sharing ideas for mods etc, dealing with China etc., and hey you can't put a price on that and plus, I love a challange. I am working on a tube circuit design and will share more as I progress
, then Nady could try to enforce their agreement with the manufacturer, but the Chinese aren't particularly receptive to those kinds of arguments from foreign companies.
