So, to chime in again I have a couple of questions... and I'm so sorry this is so long
useme2305: I have seen that Stam Audio is "bringing to market" an SA-47 which appears as though they went the exact same route as their "SA-87" which was PCB's from www.vintagemicrophonepcbkit.com etc..I was actually wondering if they essentially put everything together here, and then packaged it for their website, I though to myself, hmmm... ???
my question is are you saying, useme2305, that what they are doing is frowned upon, like the micandmod site? To clarify I am not affiliated with either, I am curious what the general consensus was or is with that..and should I avoid, kinda thing. In all honesty, full disclosure when I saw they were doing a 47 I was pretty stoked, then I realized it was Mr. Dany's mic and bought from Dany instead, I think I would rather give my $ to the horse not the rider, not to say Dany is a horse..Hahaa!
:-X oops..what do ya do? 8) anyway...
back on topic I have a question on capsules, there was a brief mention and I was hoping for some guidance also. I posted in another topic here https://groupdiy.com/index.php?topic=65741.0 this same inquiry, but as it has been touched on here I thought I would ask here also.
I purchased the "D-47" kit from Dany Bouchard at vintagePCB ( I assume everyone here knows who he is) and he was very helpful, recommending I come here and soak up as much as I can ;D
Is it possible to get an honest, real life, practical opinion of the various capsules available? I apologize because I do not, in the slightest, mean to imply someone would be dishonest. I guess what I mean is that if capsule X is junk please lemme know. My knowledge of capsule subtleties is very limited, but at the same time I have tried to stay 100% faithful to the design and circuit Mr. Dany listed on his site...and of course not spend huge amounts of greenbacks!. I do not know all of the capsules, but the ones I've seen discussed and observed on my own are..
Mr. Dany's
D-7, Peluso
P-K47 and CEK47 (I have no idea what the difference is apart from size) Heiserman
HK47 (it appears that this is the one Stam is using) Mic-Parts
RK47, Advanced Audio
AK47 (I asked Advanced Audio what the difference between theirs and the Mic-Parts RK47 and they said price and their AK47 is 6 Micron and the RK47 is 3 Micron) Also the Micandmod
RM-K47 (I understand the consensus on that one :-X) I don't know if I mentiones also that Matt at Mic-Parts has been super attentive. I've emailed him half a dozen times and he gets back really quick and is thorough with his answers and knowledge of his products. I can also say he doesn't bad mouth others products either. I apologize again because I am in no way affiliated with Mic-Parts either, I just like to give praise to people when they rock and are trying really hard to help the community and...most importantly run a business that appears to have as much a concern for their customer base as their own bottom line! BOOM! and now, back to our regularly scheduled programming...
I was hoping to get possibly a little detail as to why someone may or may not like or dislike a particular piece. I understand one person may not know everything about every capsule, but if you don't mind chiming in on what you do know about the one or ones you do know about.
It would be great if you guys, who know a whole lot more than do, could guide me. I understand that tone is subjective, but I also know that good is good regardless of personal preference...Please
HELP ME OBWAN, YOUR MY ONLY HOPE! (hope I don't get sued for that one
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