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<blockquote data-quote="Phil Graham" data-source="post: 122708" data-attributes="member: 430">Re: Overheads: small vs LARGE condenserMatt,There could be a fun discussion of physics here, but let me be more practical. There are some positively dreadful SDC and LDC floating out in the world. Arguably the biggest problem with either is the wealth of dreadful clones/copies/knockoffs floating around. Either that or units with funky response due to getting dropped or junked up. I&#039;ll take a well maintained pair of either type (SDC / LDC), as long as they are from a mainstream, known good manufacturer.I process overheads pretty heavily (HPF, compression, eq), so I&#039;m not going to get too worried about turning some additional eq knobs to get the overall balance where I need it to be.--Personally, give me a mix of Shure SM57, Shure B57A, EV RE20, AKG 414, and any reputable pencil condenser and I&#039;ll be happy at virtually every gig I ever do. Throw in Royer, the M 88, the M 201, and a high end vocal mic (e.g. Sennheiser E965) if I&#039;m spending someone else&#039;s money :lol:</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Phil Graham, post: 122708, member: 430"] Re: Overheads: small vs LARGE condenser Matt, There could be a fun discussion of physics here, but let me be more practical. There are some positively dreadful SDC and LDC floating out in the world. Arguably the biggest problem with either is the wealth of dreadful clones/copies/knockoffs floating around. Either that or units with funky response due to getting dropped or junked up. I'll take a [I]well maintained[/I] pair of either type (SDC / LDC), as long as they are from a mainstream, known good manufacturer. I process overheads pretty heavily (HPF, compression, eq), so I'm not going to get too worried about turning some additional eq knobs to get the overall balance where I need it to be. -- Personally, give me a mix of Shure SM57, Shure B57A, EV RE20, AKG 414, and any reputable pencil condenser and I'll be happy at virtually every gig I ever do. Throw in Royer, the M 88, the M 201, and a high end vocal mic (e.g. Sennheiser E965) if I'm spending someone else's money :lol: [/QUOTE]

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