OH for <250

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Hi guys... i´m gonna buy a pair of OHs...
I´m diggin´ the mxl 603 stereo pair... which other option should i look at with that budget?
Thanks!
 
See if you can find a pair of Oktava MC012s for that price. They did the trick for me for a few years, until I got my Josephson C42s.
 
Yeah, i was interested in getting the oktavas... but i can´t find a pair for that price, and i need to make the purchase in the next 15 days...
 
Consider MXL 604. It's in the price range, and you get omni capsules.-Richie
 
The Oktava 012s lack clarity for overheads IMO. I know some people like them, but to me they sound like listening through thick burlap or something like that, quite a veiled sound. They have a lot of bottom and work well for the drum sounds but they sound really muddy on cymbals (maybe better with the dorsey mod, I dunno). Maybe that's what some people like and if cymbals are not your thing then maybe a good choice. But, you can sometimes get used Shure sm81's on ebay for less than 200 each and they are a studio standard for overheads, lots of clarity and one of the better cymbal mics out there. If that's too much and you have a decent sounding room, try Rode NT1's which you could get used for around $100 each. They need to be a little farther from the kit, but they have great clarity and definition (although might need some EQ in the end).
 
I really like the MXL 603s for a good general purpose mic. They work good as overheads too.

I just scored my second matched pair of them on eBay for a whopping $75. Wow.
 
Gamelan said:
The Oktava 012s lack clarity for overheads IMO. I know some people like them, but to me they sound like listening through thick burlap or something like that, quite a veiled sound. They have a lot of bottom and work well for the drum sounds but they sound really muddy on cymbals (maybe better with the dorsey mod, I dunno). Maybe that's what some people like and if cymbals are not your thing then maybe a good choice. But, you can sometimes get used Shure sm81's on ebay for less than 200 each and they are a studio standard for overheads, lots of clarity and one of the better cymbal mics out there. If that's too much and you have a decent sounding room, try Rode NT1's which you could get used for around $100 each. They need to be a little farther from the kit, but they have great clarity and definition (although might need some EQ in the end).
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Not my experience at all
I found the Oktavas to do very well for detail and definition (even before the flatpicker mod) Had to work on placement for awhile the first time out but pretty automatic now about eight feet away from the middle of the snare (sometimes more or less depending on how high the cymbals are) and three to five feet up depending on drummers attack
 
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