"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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Suggestions/caveats welcome....

Bag the tubes.


I suspect that means exactly the opposite in the US to what it does in
the UK...



If you don't know what you are doing, stick with known quantities.
That means there is something to be said for a known brand with a
track record of sorts like Studio Projects, versus a relatively
unknown brand like "Golden Age Project".



Too late, I already plumped for another unknown! (Alctron??) Asitappens,
I already have a 'Golden Age Project' mic - the 'active' ribbon in these
pix:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Mics01.JPG

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Mics02.JPG *


....and I hafta say it sounds fine to me.

Build (heft) and appearance is good, but the thread in the yoke for the
mic stand is very shallow and it is easily tightened 'over centre'! The
flight case and padded pouch, along with the captive/removable lead was
a very nice surprise at the price, but the whole point with this cheap
Chinese kit (whatever it is) is that it means one can experiment without
risking too much. Atm, prices for just about anything are at about
10-20% of the *real deal* and performance (hopefully) not so far behind
it won't give you at least good idea whilst on the learning curve - I
say grab it while you can!!


*Yes, I know about not storing ribbons on their side (or banging them
down hard)..!!