rode nt5

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hello everyone. i'm new to the whole recording thing, but i know a little. i was just wondering if a matched pair of rode nt5's would be a good choice for an all around stereo mic setup. anyone out have any experience with these? little help please. thanks.

papasauls
 
Yeah, it will work... the Rode NT5's have the same capsule used in the stereo Rode NT4 mic. ;)
 
yeah. I have a matched pair too.

good dark sounding sdcs. I use them as overheads and on acoustic guitar and they give it a less trebly hyped sound. they complement mellow playing as far as I'm concerned.
 
I had a pair, and I liked them. Pretty detailed, good sounding. Not real hyped in the high end. I paid $300 for them the first time I started setting up a home studio; had to sell them off in a divorce.

This time, due to budget constraints, I went with the MXL 603s stereo pair, largely on the recommendations of people on the various boards. For $200 (and sometimes a little less) you get the matched, mogami wired 603's, and shockmounts.

Honestly, Other than these mics being a tad less 'dark' than the NT5's, not much difference in the detail or quality of sound.

So far, I've used them on drum overheads (sound great, very natural) and as as stereo pair on the top rotor of a Leslie 122 and they sounded great there, too. I've used them on an acoustic guitar, as well, also with good results.

I think the extra $100 for the NT5's (less shockmounts as well, mind you) is not neccessary. I think you'd be just as happy with the 603's. This is, of course, just my opinion, and I am not an expert-but I've had both and am just as happy with the MXL's as I was with the NT5's at 2/3rds the price.

Chris
 
I own both NT5s and MXL603s and use them rarely - the MXLs come out if I need a brighter sound. It all depends upon what you want to record - what sort of sources are you looking to mic?
 
Armistace-

It also depends on how much you want to spend. I'm garnering that this guy's not looking to spend a ton of money. If you've got 451's or Josephson's or KM 184's or something then you probably wouldn't reach for the 603's or NT5's all that often. But if you're broke like I am, you have to use what ya can get yer paws on.

Anyway, Not much quality difference between the NT5's and 603's although the NT5's are a little darker than the 603's.

Chris
 
I've got AKG C451's and Josephson C42's and still use MXL603S's, MC-012's, and etc. I just did a live X/Y recording last week with two MXL603S's.
 
I think a pair of Oktava MC012's are a much better value. You won't hear a lot of difference if you were to compare a couple of 012's with a pair of NT-5's. Although my experience with the NT5 is admittedly limited, that was my impression.
 
Chess, I am a fan of the Oktava also, but the NT5 is a much different animal. The NT5's are a smoother sounding mic with a "fairly" dark top end...I wouldn't call them outright dark but there's certainly a roll off going on up there that works for many things.

The Oktavas have some grit and bite to the sound, and the high end is a bit more open.

I would prefer the NT5's on drum overheads, but the Oktavas on acoustic guitar. In fact, the Oktavas are my favorite on acoustic at this point.

I could see the NT5's getting a workout on many brighter sounding things too though to get a more natural sound on tape.

War

Warren Dent
www.frontendaudio.com
 
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