grant richard wrote on Wed, 30 May 2007 23:16 |
Anybody ever used this microphone?
I just demo-ed one, and IMO, it sounds AWFUL. Cheap sounding low end, honky mids, absent high end. I'd heard good things about it too......
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I have a pair of E-100s that are my go-to mics for guitar amps. And ages ago, when I recorded a band I was in, we auditioned a handful of the Usual Suspect LDCs for vocals and the E-200 was our choice.
The trick with these CADs is that they have a pair of 9V NiCd batteries that actually power the electronics. The phantom power trickle-charges the batteries.
NiCds don't have infinite recharge cycles so at some point (after several years, in my case) the batteries won't be fully charged, which of course affects everything. Hit the local Radio Shack for replacements, install the batteries, leave the mic plugged in to a phantom power source overnight (with the power switch OFF) and you'll be good to go.
It's possible, then, that the batteries in the mic you demoed were either on their last legs or not fully charged to start with. I recall that the data sheet for the mics said to charge them before initial use, and your demo mics might not have been charged.
-a
PS: my E-100s are the original, with the goofy mic-stand attachment, not the new spider shock-mount thing.