tmbg
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I bought a metric buttpile of mics yesterday, and these are the first on the dissection table.
First thing that comes to mind is, these are the same mic! The bodies and capsules are completely interchangable, and the electronics appear to be identical. They do sound a bit different, the 603 is warmer and hotter. The bode plots that come with them are different also. An interesting side note is that the bode plot for the MXL990 (which is a completely different style of mic) appears to be identical to the 603.
Here's a bunch of hi-res pics of both mics side by side. Enjoy!
http://gromit.usedforcomparison.com/~tmbg/mics/
First thing that comes to mind is, these are the same mic! The bodies and capsules are completely interchangable, and the electronics appear to be identical. They do sound a bit different, the 603 is warmer and hotter. The bode plots that come with them are different also. An interesting side note is that the bode plot for the MXL990 (which is a completely different style of mic) appears to be identical to the 603.
Here's a bunch of hi-res pics of both mics side by side. Enjoy!
http://gromit.usedforcomparison.com/~tmbg/mics/