"Serge Auckland" wrote


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.


OK, it all turned up today as promised - here's a short clip of me ****ing
about (the usual driver's away atm) to give you a bit of a clue:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show...wn%20Aagin.mp3

No special setup (just plonked the mic down):

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Mic%20One.JPG

.....and levels set slightly too high (wot else? :-) but I think it sounds
promising? (Read: I've no idea really, but I'm delighted with the sound and
am looking forward to the proper recording sessions!! ;-)

While I'm on the subject, here's the little tube preamp to round it off:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/TubeMP.JPG