Sennheiser 421 vs. Audix D2

[twonky]

Hiya:

in the market for more tom mics but would like to be able to use it for other stuff to. What do you guys prefer?

Twonky

 

[nwsoundman]

In my experience the D-2 is a faster sounding mic. On toms either mic sounds great. The D-2 is a bit more detailed on the attack of a sound. Some might call it thinner sounding too. Those are two of my favorite dynamic mics for toms. The song, drums, and player would dicate which one I would use. The 421 is more versatile to me. I would rather mic up a guitar cab with it before a D-2 in most cases. I sometimes like the 421 on some vocals and have never liked the Audix that way. With the bass rolloff options on the 421 and that I would use it more often than the Audix I would get the 421. If you can get both

Kirk