I was going to elaborate on the sound signature of a good U47, by itself, and when compared to an M49 and a U67 (the latter usually works better on rock vocals BTW and IMO). But since you've worked with a Flea U47, I think you've got a pretty good idea. No VF14 in that one, but it is in the ball park.
BeesNeez M7 should be a very good one and in case there's something not up to spec with it, Ben will do you good. Although it doesn't have "thick" PVC, it is tuned to sound like the original, so it could be a little darker on top than their K47 variants.
Did you try a cheap Chinese K47 first? Not that that would be better of course , but having heard two capsules in the same mic gives you a better picture of the rest, if that makes sense.
The Jan Philips seem less problematic than most others, but some have said they found them a little hard sounding. Not on my voice, but I haven't sung through RCA and GE. Before-and-after-shootouts would be welcome. The trouble with the alternatives seems to be that most are either noisy or microphonic (or both).
Also, the Jan Philips is a quality, glass vacuum tube and it was made in America decades ago. How much hardness could such animals add to a microphone circuit?
BTW to my ears an original U47 sounds "harder" than an original M49. Apples and oranges to some extent, but not as much we might think.
Anyway, with matters like these it's always nice to have a
reference.
The first question would be:"Does my MK47 sound like it should?" Since the kit comes without a capsule, there's no one answer, of course. But by now maybe we could or should have a better picture than we have. This thread was started in 2010.
The second question could be:"How does a MK47 compare to a real U47?" Even examples of the latter will vary BTW. But have we seen any shootouts between the two? It would make sense IMO. The MK47 is not just a DIY microphone. It was designed to be like a U47 and it can even use the vintage PSU.
So, did anyone see such a shootout? I've been on a sabbatical, so I might have missed it.
The third question could be:"How does the MK47 compare to the MK-U47?" The first was designed to fit in the short body GT-2B. The second was designed for the classic long body and consequently can house bigger parts. Max will correct me where and if I'm wrong, but I expect the full BV8 to extend a bit in the sub bass range. Also, I expect it to have a somewhat different behavior dynamically. And that's something which doesn't show in standard frequency plots.
So a shootout between the MK47 and the MK-U47 woud be a nice thing, too IMO. And this is something Max could do or organize himself.
Or did I miss that one, too?
