R/E/P Community

R/E/P => Klaus Heyne's Mic Lab => Topic started by: Delete me on March 02, 2018, 10:10:24 AM

Title: What Sony Model is this?
Post by: Delete me on March 02, 2018, 10:10:24 AM
Hendrix recording Castles Made of Sand
Title: Re: What Sony Model is this?
Post by: ToddP on March 02, 2018, 10:39:37 AM
C37A
(http://cdn.recordinghacks.com/images//mic_extras/sony/C37A_rear.jpg)
Title: Re: What Sony Model is this?
Post by: Delete me on March 02, 2018, 03:57:05 PM
Nice. Thanks!
Title: Re: What Sony Model is this?
Post by: Piedpiper on March 03, 2018, 04:41:33 PM
How do you know it's the 37A and not the later 37P?
Title: Re: What Sony Model is this?
Post by: klaus on March 03, 2018, 05:44:53 PM
....because, unlike the C37A, the C37P had a -8dB attenuator switch midship:
Title: Re: What Sony Model is this?
Post by: Piedpiper on March 04, 2018, 02:38:24 PM
oops... have one right here and didn't think o that. Thoughts about the sound difference between the two? Always wondered whether it would be a worthwhile investment and haven't had one here.
Title: Re: What Sony Model is this?
Post by: Nob Turner on March 06, 2018, 03:23:09 AM
Tonelux (i.e. PMI, I believe) has announced that they're making clones of the C37A and P, available soon. $2500/$1500 are the list prices, respectively. No info yet on who is making the capsules, or much of anything else.
Title: Re: What Sony Model is this?
Post by: klaus on March 06, 2018, 06:39:16 PM
As long as this is not advertising, hidden or overt, the post remains, until someone has tested the mic and compared it to a C37A
Title: Re: What Sony Model is this?
Post by: Dominick Costanzo on March 21, 2018, 01:08:07 PM
oops... have one right here and didn't think o that. Thoughts about the sound difference between the two? Always wondered whether it would be a worthwhile investment and haven't had one here.
C37A has a cathode follower tube amp
C37P has a FET amp
I'm familiar with the C37A but not the C37P so I cannot comment on the differences.

That image of Hendrix was taken at TTG Studios in LA October 1968.
"Castles Made of Sand" was recorded at Olympic Studios in London October 1967.
Title: Re: What Sony Model is this?
Post by: Piedpiper on March 21, 2018, 03:00:27 PM
Sorry. Should have specified. I know the basic circuit difference, just never had the two side by side to compare the sound.

Will be interesting to see how the Tonelux versions compare.
Title: Re: What Sony Model is this?
Post by: Delete me on March 21, 2018, 03:56:18 PM
I did a screen grab from Rolling Stone with that pic. They had labeled as I did. Maybe another recording session or they just used what they had?