Members scredly Posted July 27, 2008 Members Share Posted July 27, 2008 http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/MXL-MXL-603S-Pencil-Instrument-Microphone?sku=270970 Decent sdc for a nice price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members abzurd Posted July 27, 2008 Members Share Posted July 27, 2008 Thanks I'm in for 2. Reviews I found aren't bad. Seems like a good "I don't really need this, but you never can tell" purchase. I run sound for bands other than my own maybe once or twice a year. Only other condensers I have are a measurement mic and an AT4033 studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mogwix Posted July 27, 2008 Members Share Posted July 27, 2008 I already have a pair of these, don't really have any need for more since these are backups as it is. My main condensors are AE5100's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Xclusive Audio Posted July 27, 2008 Members Share Posted July 27, 2008 I already have a pair of these Can you give us a quick review? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jaxn slim Posted July 27, 2008 Members Share Posted July 27, 2008 +1 ??? .... think we might have missed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mogwix Posted July 28, 2008 Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 Can you give us a quick review? I guess it's kinda late now, but they're definitely useable condensors. They've got kind of a bright character that's really nice on acoustic guitars. They don't have a lot of bottom end so they don't necessarily work very well as overheads without close mics, although due to their bright nature they make cymbals sound very smooth and chimey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members robertfoshizzle Posted July 28, 2008 Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 Hmm... so is it worth picking up one or two of these for the price? I'm not sure what I'd use it for yet... I already have some overheads for my drumset, but maybe I could use one for the hi-hats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mogwix Posted July 28, 2008 Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 Hmm... so is it worth picking up one or two of these for the price? Decent condensors for $30? How can they NOT be worth it for that price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members robertfoshizzle Posted July 28, 2008 Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 Haha, good point. I'd better pick one up before they take it down in a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dookietwo Posted July 28, 2008 Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 I picked up 2 at 6:30 sunday morning and at 5:00 am est monday they are still up. Maybe they are going to run for more than one day? Should be good for Hi Hats. Dookietwo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Xclusive Audio Posted July 28, 2008 Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 I just ordered 2 of them this morning. We shall see how good they are. Can't go wrong for $30 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dookietwo Posted July 29, 2008 Members Share Posted July 29, 2008 I picked up 2 at 6:30 sunday morning and at 5:00 am est monday they are still up. Maybe they are going to run for more than one day? Should be good for Hi Hats. Dookietwo I wanted to add. About a week ago I ordered a mxl 604 through Ebay. It came with 2 capsules. Both Omni and Cardioid capsules. It also came with a mxl-41-603 shock mount. The 604 has full range. Low cut and 10db pad on the mic. http://www.mxlmics.com/condenser_mic/mxl604/mxl604.htm It seems to be a 603 with a few more features. Mic is solid with a nice build for the price. The 3 way switch could be more solid but with some care it should be fine.I compared the 604 to Audix 0m3 and 0m5 mics. The audix mics have a lower gain than most mic's I have use in the past and the mxl was aprox 20 db's louder. With the 20db pad on my board turned on they had close to the same level. The audix mic's have a roll off in the low end where the mxl had plenty of lows. This of course increased in the mxl with vocals if you worked the mic closer than 3 inches or so. Handling noise on the mxl was very high compared to the audix mics. I would recommend the shock mount pretty much all the time. Also as its a condensor it has plenty of P pop sounds as you sing/speak into it. Should you happen to use the mic for vocals you would want a pop filter. Above 200hz or so the mic's sounded close to the same with the 604 having just a little more air to the sound. Over all I was happy with the "sound" of the mic. At least with my voice and using the mic to pick up room noise. ( Tv in the other room/clock sounds/cars going by out the window etc.) I feel if the 603's are in the same family as the as the 604 that they should be great mics for overheads/high hats/maybe lower volume snares/acoustic guitar/upright bass etc.At 30 bucks. Couldn't hurt to have a few around. Dookietwo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mogwix Posted July 29, 2008 Members Share Posted July 29, 2008 sorry, but it seems odd to compare a handheld vocal dynamic to a small diaphragm condensor. they're completely different mics that do different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dookietwo Posted July 29, 2008 Members Share Posted July 29, 2008 sorry, but it seems odd to compare a handheld vocal dynamic to a small diaphragm condensor. they're completely different mics that do different things. Yes I know but they were all I had in front of me at the time. Had to have something to compare to. Other than a dbx rta mic or a peavey pvr-1 rta mic I had nothing at hand to compare them to. I'll compare the 604 to the 603 when they come in. It sure looks like the same mic if you compare the spec's. http://www.mxlmics.com/condenser_mic/mxl603s/mxl603s.htm http://www.mxlmics.com/condenser_mic/mxl604/mxl604.htm Dookietwo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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