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thehook
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I found v67 on ebay for cheap is it the same as the v67g?
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DJL
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Yeah, it's the same mic... the "G" is the Green colored model.thehook said:
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Janesaid2me
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Not that this matters at all but i believe the G stands for Gold edition...hahah...thats what their catalouge says...anyways i believe its the same...
crazydoc
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This question seems to come up from time to time. As far as anyone knows, the V67, V67M and V67G are all the some mic - just different colors. Here's a frequency graph of two individual mics
https://homerecording.com/bbs/showpost.php?p=330279&postcount=29
Click on the thread name in the upper right and read the thread it comes from. As far as I know, the info is still current, except Mars doesn't exist anymore.
https://homerecording.com/bbs/showpost.php?p=330279&postcount=29
Click on the thread name in the upper right and read the thread it comes from. As far as I know, the info is still current, except Mars doesn't exist anymore.
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I've got a V67B. It's black. The 67G is gold and green. Anybody know what color the M is?
Tim
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DJL
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The "M" is for Mogami. The MXL V67M is the only V67 that's made with mogami wire in it.Timothy Lawler said:
PhilGood
Juice box hero
I had 2 V67s and moded them with the Royer mod. When I took them apart, I noticed the amount of Mogami cable was only a few inches. How significant do you think a couple of inches of wire effects the sound? Is it noticable?
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DJL
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Hi Phil... I don't know, you tell me? However, I do know every little bit helps... a little here, a little there, a better mic, better preamp, better cable, etc... in the end, it all adds up. Heck, you could lose as much as 1/2 dB just using an adaptor... how significant it is depends on how important it is.PhilGood said:
Anyway, none the less... the answer to Timothy Lawler question is...
The "M" is for Mogami. The MXL V67M is the only V67 that's made with mogami wire in it.
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Decipha
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V63 vs. V67
Is their a big difference between the two? I can get the V63 cheaper and at my local audio store but if the V67 is alot better for just the added cost of shipping i'll go with it.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=rec/s=mics/search/detail/base_pid/273158/
Is their a big difference between the two? I can get the V63 cheaper and at my local audio store but if the V67 is alot better for just the added cost of shipping i'll go with it.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=rec/s=mics/search/detail/base_pid/273158/
crazydoc
Master Baiter
I have two V67's - one I bought one from Mars and the other from Mars' old stock at Musician's Friend (I think.) However, looking at them:Timothy Lawler said:
Both boxes say MXL V67 and are identical.
The picture of the mic on the front of the boxes does not say "Mogami", as the actual mic does, but each box has a sticky lable affixed to it stating "Wired with Mogami".
The store label on one box says MXL-V67B, and on the other MXLV67M.
The mics are identical, and say, on the casing:
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Mogami
The mics are black.
As far as "Wired with Mogami", I'd have to say that's a crock of shit. I'd agree, Phil, that with the possible exception of the wire from the capsule to the board which is in a very low current/high impedance part of the circuit, you could wire the mic with old telephone cable and it probably wouldn't make any difference.
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DJL
Self Banned
If you don't want to believe me... call Marshall Electronics... the "M" stands for the Mogami Edition. Also, like with XLR cables, using better wire does make a difference... but, you probably wouldn't notice the difference. However, in the end... it all adds up.crazydoc said:
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I checked my V67B's box and it's labeled with a "Wired with Mogami" sticker also. Thinking about the "B" though, I remember it was listed as such only by the retailer. The manufacturer's box and info sheet I've got don't use any B's G's or M's at all, just lists the colors the V67 comes in.
The current MXL website only lists the V67G, and doesn't list other colors or suffix letters for the 67.
Hey, maybe there isn't any overall consistency with the suffix letters' use and they were just a retailer add-on for their own various merchandising and inventory processes.
Tim
The current MXL website only lists the V67G, and doesn't list other colors or suffix letters for the 67.
Hey, maybe there isn't any overall consistency with the suffix letters' use and they were just a retailer add-on for their own various merchandising and inventory processes.
Tim
Marik
Pro Microphone Design
DJL said:
Well, better mic, better preamp, or better cable is completely different matter.
The 1" long mogami won't make any difference and IS commercial BS. It is like if you piss in the ocean in LA, theoretically water content will change somewhere in France or Great Britain. How many times you have to add up, pissing in the ocean to make any practically noticable or measurable difference even in Bay area?
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crazydoc
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Timothy Lawler said:
I think you're right.
I think maybe Marshall Electronics marketing sort of made that up.DJL said:
As far as cables, for my purposes a cable is a cable is a cable. I just bought 10 twenty foot XLR's from Musician's Friend for $24.99 (that's $2.50 apiece), and I think that except for durability they're going to be, for me, as good as the $4000 ones. I checked the solder connections on a couple, and they seem to be well done. Those Chinese can solder with the best of 'em, and a hell of a lot cheaper.
There may be some golden eared audiophooles and equipment designers/modders that can tell the difference, but I sure ain't one of 'em.
I did notice the last time I was at the ocean that it looked a little yellower - oh, wait, that was Dog Beach in San Diego.Marik said:
Gidge
Lapdance Test Dummy
i thought the "M" in V67M stood for Mars....not saying it isnt wired with mogami though.....
but like always, i could be wrong.....
but like always, i could be wrong.....
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bgavin
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My mom lives there (Pacific Beach) and says the Great Kept Secret is all the effluent in the ocean that comes up from Tijuana...crazydoc said:I did notice the last time I was at the ocean that it looked a little yellower - oh, wait, that was Dog Beach in San Diego.
Nasty.
I have the V67M (Mogami) and mine is all black.
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DJL
Self Banned
Food for thought...
No matter how little something may seem by itself... in the end, it's all the little things added together that makes the big difference.
No matter how little something may seem by itself... in the end, it's all the little things added together that makes the big difference.
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firby
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I don't think that it's a very big stretch to claim that the mongami cabling is a benefit. Think about it. How much energy is present in the ac signal going from the capsule to the microphones circuitry ? It's a very very very small signal. Much more prone to loss than a signal that is anywhere near line level. Good cabling for the low level signals is important, it is after you get to a relatively beefy line level that signal degradation becomes much less important. You should use good microphone cables. Buy one good one and do an A B test (as has been done here before) and you can tell the difference. Heck, I could even tell the difference after it was encoded to MP3 and played out on my cheap headphones.
mshilarious
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DJL said:
But those little things can be scientifically described to determine if there is a difference. In other words, the differences should be quantifiable and measurable at audio frequencies.
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This makes sense. Thanks Marik.
Tim