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John Mayes
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So I got my pair of Rode NT5's in yesterday and after running them through the tests on Acoustic guitar I gotta say I'm impressed! But let me start at the beggining....
So I get the case in and my first impression was that the case was a little on the wimpy side, although not a huge problem as I usually put all my mics in the cases I get from lowes, but still is a issue to some.
Upon picking up the mics I find that these little suckers are heavy for a Small Diaghram Condenser. Heftier than the KM184's for sure. Don't know why but that is always a good thing to me. Anyway the clips that come along with the mics are nic and solid albiet a bit hard to get the mics in but will hold them secure for sure. The supplied windscreens are nice and thick but not tooooo thick. All in all everything looks and feel like top notch stuff.
I first tried out the KM184's and did some sample tracks in postions I knew sounded good on the little beater guitar I have around (Larrivee Mahogany sitka Parlor) I knew the guitar and the mics so I put the mics in postion that I usually get good results; one at the 12th fret about 1 foot away from the fingerboard and pointed directly behind the bridge about 8-10 inches away. I ended up moving them around a bit and the bridge mic ended up a bit closer to the soundhole with the KM184's. So I tracked a few things, fingerpicked, strummed, pounded on it just for refrence.
I plugged in the NT5's and put them in the same spots and I quickly found out that the NT5's are different beasts when it comes to this guitar and these mics. The sound was too dark and not as detailed as the Neumanns so I moved the mic back behind the bridge about a inch or two and put the mic about 12-16 inches away. At that point I was liking what I was hearing through the headphones so I tracked the same things with these mics as the Neumanns.
Overall the NT5's were a bit darker and fuller sounding, but a bit less detailed, and crisp. But that is not a bad thing to me, at least not for some situations. If you got a really bright sounding guitar such as a Taylor or others these mics would work great at filling the spaces some I think.
Conclusion is that even though the Rode's were different sounding they are/were worth every penny I paid (212.50 plus shipping). I also own a rode NTK and If I was not a fan of Rode Mics after the NTK (which I was beacause it is a GREAT mic) then I sure am now. If your in the market for a new flavor of SDC's I would highly reccomend them. They may not be my first choice for every guitar, and are maybe not as versitle as the Neumann KM184 they are darn close...DARN CLOSE. And for 1/4 the price they are real hard to beat!
I'll try to get some sound clips soon and post them for you all to hear.
John Mayes
www.mayesguitars.com
So I get the case in and my first impression was that the case was a little on the wimpy side, although not a huge problem as I usually put all my mics in the cases I get from lowes, but still is a issue to some.
Upon picking up the mics I find that these little suckers are heavy for a Small Diaghram Condenser. Heftier than the KM184's for sure. Don't know why but that is always a good thing to me. Anyway the clips that come along with the mics are nic and solid albiet a bit hard to get the mics in but will hold them secure for sure. The supplied windscreens are nice and thick but not tooooo thick. All in all everything looks and feel like top notch stuff.
I first tried out the KM184's and did some sample tracks in postions I knew sounded good on the little beater guitar I have around (Larrivee Mahogany sitka Parlor) I knew the guitar and the mics so I put the mics in postion that I usually get good results; one at the 12th fret about 1 foot away from the fingerboard and pointed directly behind the bridge about 8-10 inches away. I ended up moving them around a bit and the bridge mic ended up a bit closer to the soundhole with the KM184's. So I tracked a few things, fingerpicked, strummed, pounded on it just for refrence.
I plugged in the NT5's and put them in the same spots and I quickly found out that the NT5's are different beasts when it comes to this guitar and these mics. The sound was too dark and not as detailed as the Neumanns so I moved the mic back behind the bridge about a inch or two and put the mic about 12-16 inches away. At that point I was liking what I was hearing through the headphones so I tracked the same things with these mics as the Neumanns.
Overall the NT5's were a bit darker and fuller sounding, but a bit less detailed, and crisp. But that is not a bad thing to me, at least not for some situations. If you got a really bright sounding guitar such as a Taylor or others these mics would work great at filling the spaces some I think.
Conclusion is that even though the Rode's were different sounding they are/were worth every penny I paid (212.50 plus shipping). I also own a rode NTK and If I was not a fan of Rode Mics after the NTK (which I was beacause it is a GREAT mic) then I sure am now. If your in the market for a new flavor of SDC's I would highly reccomend them. They may not be my first choice for every guitar, and are maybe not as versitle as the Neumann KM184 they are darn close...DARN CLOSE. And for 1/4 the price they are real hard to beat!
I'll try to get some sound clips soon and post them for you all to hear.
John Mayes
www.mayesguitars.com
