Phase Coherent Cardioid microphones

[coloradojay]

My roommate has a pair of Phase Coherent Cardioid microphones model MIC-200A from Coherent Communications Corp (trademark to the term Phase Coherent Cardioid, is owned by Crown).

Has anyone ever heard of the Coherent mic company? Are these things any good?

They have a Bass Tilt switch which boosts or cuts what looks to be around 500 Hz and down. They claim to be pretty flat from 50Hz to 18Khz.

We tried them as room mics once in our jam room, but they had way too much gain, even with the gain turned all the way down. I suppose they need 10db pads or something to even be useful in a loud room with drums and big amps. Would 10Db inline pads be enough for this use?

Are these meant to mic a person speaking at a table? Are their any applications for music recording that they would be useful for?

Would these work as a kick mic? They claim to be able to handle 120 DB without distorting.

Anything you can tell me about these mics in terms of the brand/quality, or usage is appreciated.

 

[coloradojay]

Bibbity bobbity BUMP!

Anyone

 

[sloop]

I use PCC from Crown all the time

We use them as boundary mics on stage for theatrical productions(pick up the actors as they speak). They work great for this type of application. I don't know the company you mentioned. I do have to pad the input to the board for the Crowns--they are very hot!

They can be used also be used as table top mics in conference situations etc.

What are you wanting to use them for? They aren't terribly useful for micing bands etc.

 

[coloradojay]

Thanks for the reply. I don't have a specific use in mind. I'm just trying to figure out what they are good at since we have a pair at our disposal. I'll have to pick up some pads and retry them. Would they be better than something like an ecm 8000 to record a live band?

I also wouldn't mind using them as a kick mic, if they can handle the SPL.