Members happwith12strin Posted March 6, 2018 Members Share Posted March 6, 2018 whatsyour best handheld stage condenser micwhat was your experience moving from dynamic handheld mics to handheld condenser mics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrHarryReems Posted March 6, 2018 Members Share Posted March 6, 2018 I use a headworn condenser. Realistically, aside from the phantom power requirement, the only real difference is clarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted March 6, 2018 Moderators Share Posted March 6, 2018 well, if you want to pay like $700, there are several great choices, but at that price, the Sennheiser e965 is the only one I have experience with. Rode has a couple of inexpensive units [M2/M3 but I have only seen them, not worked with them, so I can't say much...same with the Sennheiser e865 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members madjack Posted March 7, 2018 Members Share Posted March 7, 2018 I used an EV Pl 84 for a while and liked the sound, but with the mixers only turning on phantom in units of 4 or globally it was sometimes a problem so I switched to Senheiser e935 which, while not a condenser, sounds as good to me as the EV does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillESC Posted March 8, 2018 Members Share Posted March 8, 2018 I'm partial to the Audio Technica AE5400. It is Billy Joel's go to mic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dookietwo Posted March 10, 2018 Members Share Posted March 10, 2018 I have 3 of the Cad C195. Really good budget condenser. Tons of gain! http://cadaudio.com/products/product-application/c195 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Axisplayer Posted March 11, 2018 Members Share Posted March 11, 2018 Shure SM86 flies under the radar and is a real sleeper. One of the best mics I have ever used. Prefer it to every Beta series mic I ever tried. I had 40 or so mics in my locker and when I wasn't using my Earthworks SR40's ($1500 MAP) I went straight to the SM86. I like it that much, and it is under $200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted March 13, 2018 Members Share Posted March 13, 2018 I might have had something to do with the very earliest USA versions of this mic under the original model number CAD-95 (about 25 years ago) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Erik Flesher Posted March 19, 2018 Members Share Posted March 19, 2018 I like the Shure 87a as far as sound goes. I do find it, like many other condensers, is a bit susceptible to feedback compared to dynamic mics but once I reigned that in I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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