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Why is there such a big price range for these? How significant is the sound difference from the $13 to the $200 ones and is it something I should invest in?

Right now, i'm using a stocking stretched on a coat hanger...hasn't really given me any problems, but I'm wondering if my voice will sound better through a true pop filter.
 
I use a $20 one; works just fine. A pop filter can't do much in the way of improving the sound of your voice. What is mostly does is keep moisture off your microphone and keep those plosives to a minimum.

It's definately worth $20 to get a real one versus the panty-hose on the coat hanger. If nothing else, because positioning a coat hanger on your mic boom can be a real pain in the ass. plus it looks cooler than panty hose.
 
A pop filter can't do much in the way of improving the sound of your voice
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The Stedman pop filters are made of metal rather than Nylon to supposedly allow less frequency loss. I don't really know if it makes that much of a difference, but I use one...
 
vestast said:
The Stedman pop filters are made of metal rather than Nylon to supposedly allow less frequency loss. I don't really know if it makes that much of a difference, but I use one...
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sounds like splitting atoms.. :) actually it just sounds like a marketing gimmick.

Besides, my voice is not superior enough to worry about "frequency loss"

Cheers
 
bsanfordnyc said:
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If nothing else, because positioning a coat hanger on your mic boom can be a real pain in the ass. plus it looks cooler than panty hose.
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That depends on the pantyhose.
 
I switched from nylon by Sabrasom to the Stedman about a year ago, and I prefer them, soundwise. The nylon ones attenuate highs and sound like I'm singing through a sock by comparison. They are $40-$50. $200?!! That is highway robbery. That sucker better attract women with big tits or something for that price.-Richie
 
Tell them to take off the pantyhose so you can stifle their pops.
 
I also recently switched from a nylon filter to the Stedman. The Stedman does what it claims to do... and rather well. The nylon stuff has been used for a long time on a lot of records. Much of what is taken away can be fixed ... or at least somewhat corrected with EQ. But there's no need if you can get it right naturally in the recording. For $42, you can't beat the Stedman for what it does.
 
I think we can all agree that paying $50 for a Metal Screen and holder is outrageous...ala Stedman. I got mine for cheaper, but still there's something wrong with that insane price. Aren't there any other generic metal screen filters that do the exact same thing for cheaper?
 
dejacky said:
I think we can all agree that paying $50 for a Metal Screen and holder is outrageous...ala Stedman. I got mine for cheaper, but still there's something wrong with that insane price. Aren't there any other generic metal screen filters that do the exact same thing for cheaper?
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Where'd you get yours?
And for how much?
 
dejacky said:
Aren't there any other generic metal screen filters that do the exact same thing for cheaper?
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Yeah, I suppose so, but it's equally outrageous paying $25 for a couple pieces of nylon and a plastic hoop. Can't you just smell the capitalism?

For me... Banjo Center $43 tax included
 
drummer4life....less than $30 new, but don wanna go into details..it was a friend helping me out that's all. :cool:

I'm pretty sure I saw a few deals of these cheap chinese copy mics coming with free metal screens that look exactly like these Stedmans online. Perhaps we can track down who's manufacturing them & help out our fellow pro-reccer's w/ a good deal on these? :eek: :D :p ;) :rolleyes: :)
 
you guys are forgetting lifetime warrenty tho

these babys have lifetime warrenty and personaly i think they are well enough made for me to not think about that for a looooong time

and it's a lot easier to clean
 
well let's be frank.. Lifetime warranty for a piece of metal screen basically. I would also warranty that it's not going to turn into liquid mush under normal singing conditions. In fact I'll give it a lifetime warranty. My point is what really goes wrong with a METAL SCREEN? it's not like a microphone where electronics are soldered properly and it dies early. There shouldn't be a need to warranty a metal screen if it's manufactured properly. It'd really be nice to find out more about those other metal pop-screen filters.
 
metal pop screen is definitly worth it vs the nylon pop screen and the difference is not suttle if your using a condensor mic
 
WHen using a condenser MIC a nylon pop screen IMO sounds like your singing into a mic with a thin blanket over it while the metal popscreen sounds pretty much(not exactly but very close) to how it would sound w/o any popscreen minus the plosives YMMV. Like others have said you can tweak with eq but it isn't the same as just having the frequencies present from the get go IMO
 
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