On Mar 7, 11:23 pm, Soundhaspriority <nowh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "David Light" <!dpli...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 12:34:39 -0500, "Soundhaspriority"
> > <nowh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >>Good mikes? The user reviews of the Pelusos are mixed.
>
> > Reviews of all mics are mixed. I read a lot of mic reviews over the
> > last few months. I saw more negative about the C4's than CEMC-6's.
> > There were quite a few buyer reviews saying that the C4's they got
> > were not matched well, were noisey, or DOA. I'm sure Studio Projects
> > made good on them though. Even with that the C4's were next in line
> > as far as my choices went. In the end I decided to go with capsules
> > put together a matched up by hand a few hunded miles from my house.
>
> Dave, I don't have a problem with that. But you should know that all
> capsules are made by hand. A few companies have invested in equipment
that
> removes part of the variability of the individual craftsman with a
machine
> that operates in a more repeatable fa****on. These are the high end
> companies, not the small makes. Mr. Peluso makes his diaphragms the same
way
> Beijing 797 does: one at a time. Peluso likely is using chinks to do
it,
> too.
>
> I'm a bit of an asshole on this group because I see a widely held
prejudice.
> Most people aren't even aware that they are prejudiced, but the mikes
they
> prefer are:
> 1. Made by Europeans or Americans.
> 2. Have famous names.
> 3. Cost a lot of money.
>
> This prejudice has destroyed my recording career, because not only are
the
> recording engineers prejudiced, but so are the clients who want to be
> recorded with "expensive name" mikes.
>
> This was the same problem I encountered with my film career - I spent
tens
> of thousands on the best camera, lenses, lighting equipment, even the
best
> kind of table for craft service. And I've directed and acted as
> cinematographer on many quality films. But Hollywood is only interested
in
> "name" actors, "name" directors, "name" cinematographers. Essentially
it's a
> closed shop of jews that even other jews like me can't enter.
>
> Musicians have more of a tendency in this direction, because, with
musical
> instruments, there is a very strong association between price, brand,
and
> sound. No so with microphones. I've got lots of cheap-ass mikes that
sound
> perfect to me, but the winos and other losers that I've recorded sound
> terrific. But the closed-minded music industry isn't interested in
quality,
> which I can provide. They insist on "name" mikes, because they're
> prejudiced against the chinese.
>
> Bob Morein
> (310) 237-6511
I give you credit for posting you name and Ph #
But I think you have been in La too long, and have gotten bitter and
angry. time ot move out and be happy again.
Nor Cal can fix that.
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