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Posts from March, 2011



Neumann Microphone Shootout, U87i vs. U87Ai

Saturday, March 19th, 2011 | by matthew mcglynn

Vintage mics are always better! Aren’t they? In this episode of The Microphone Show, we put a vintage Neumann U87i against the current production version of the mic, the Neumann U87Ai. Our U87-vs-U87 shootout included sung vocals, voiceover, and acoustic guitar.

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CAD E100S – First Listen

Saturday, March 12th, 2011 | by matthew mcglynn

My friends at CAD sent out an E100S for evaluation. The timing is great, because we’re giving away one of these in about two weeks — see the contest! I put the E100S up against some of my favorite mics to get a baseline on the mic’s performance. So far, I am impressed! Check out […]

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