Family Hoof
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Having learned that BLUE sells large diaphragm capsules (advertised as replacements for U47, U67, U87, etc.) for $400 USD each, the idea of a DIY tube mic using one of these capsules came to mind. Then I remembered that their Baby Bottle mic sells new for as low as $500. If the capsule is of comparable quality it makes more sense to buy the baby bottle and get a premade housing + hardware for my tube mic with it.
Anyone around here have any experience with the Baby Bottle or know about the capsule? (or the bluebird too?) Is it too optomistic of me to assume it's anything like their M7 replacement capsules? I understand the Baby is a good mic in it's own right and will probably be testing one next month, but I have heard mixed reviews. In the past I might've just bought one and looked into cap upgrades, but I'm really aching for a multi-pattern tube mic right now.
[EDIT] I just read on the site that the capsule is fixed cardioid (duh!). Oh well, the question still stands. Is it up to par and fit for some tube guts? Is it $400 better than an MXL cardioid capsule?
[EDIT #2] The manual is starting to answer some of these questions for me. I'll do my homework before posting next time .
Anyone around here have any experience with the Baby Bottle or know about the capsule? (or the bluebird too?) Is it too optomistic of me to assume it's anything like their M7 replacement capsules? I understand the Baby is a good mic in it's own right and will probably be testing one next month, but I have heard mixed reviews. In the past I might've just bought one and looked into cap upgrades, but I'm really aching for a multi-pattern tube mic right now.
[EDIT] I just read on the site that the capsule is fixed cardioid (duh!). Oh well, the question still stands. Is it up to par and fit for some tube guts? Is it $400 better than an MXL cardioid capsule?
[EDIT #2] The manual is starting to answer some of these questions for me. I'll do my homework before posting next time .