Any experience with this mic?

[mparsons]

At a mere few dollars more expensive than the Samson C02s, I can't help but be curious about these...

 

 

Here's a link with the specs: http://www.audiopile.net/products/Microphones/C-451B/C-451B_cutsheet.asp

 

Any experience? Good mics for overheads? Or will I have to be the guinea pig...

[agedhorse]

Well worth playing around with. Not quite a 451 of course, but has a nice character that isn't unfriendly at all.

[mparsons]

Thanks Mr Horse!

 

Any other experience?

[axeman6969]

A friend of mine has a set. He likes them on hats, overheads, and believe it or not cowbell.... (yes, he mikes the cowbell)

[smaynor]

I have a pair of them. I use one for an overhead mic on drums, and have no complaints with them. They sound fine for my purposes. They seem pretty sturdy too. My guitar player accidentally knocked over the OH mic stand stand during teardown a few weeks ago. The mic took the brunt of the "landing" since it was way out on an extended boom. Seems to work fine. Since my drummer uses a rack setup, I actually use a clamp on his rack, and clamp the mic stand directly to his rack. I don't notice any additional noise this way, but I run the OH mic pretty low in the mix too, with the 100Hz filter engaged. If there is any rumble from doing this, I don't hear it.

 

The only issue I have is with the mic clip. It's very similar to those Sennheiser clips that come with the 835's etc. The mic wants to slide out over time when pointed straight down. The clip just isn't quite tight enough to hold the weight of the mic when pointed straight down. I just put a little 1/2" wide strip of black duct tape around the clip and mic during the show. Works fine.