Keith G wrote:
I've had some very good advice here on mics and (usual for me) ignored it a
wee bit....!!!

:-)

I have been assured by someone who sells them (??) that Oktava are the 'best
by far' cheap mics and have thus ordered an MK319 (the 219s being out of
stock in the UK atm and deliveries from Russia are a bit iffy, apparently) -
anybody able to back that up from experience??

(Or shoot it down in flames...?? :-)




Keith,

Back in 1992, I briefly became the Oktava distributor for the UK. The
mics were pretty good, excellent if you factor in the price. However,
quality control was a bit variable, and we had to return a fair few.
However, those that worked all worked pretty well. At the time, the
finish was a bit agricultural, but operationally they were OK.

Do you intend to use them for recording or as measurement mics? I
wouldn't normally use a large-diaphragm cardioid as a measurment mic,
hence the question.

S.