Ludspeakers: How do you judge "neutrality"?
 

"Ken Kantor" wrote in message
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The ECM8000 is a superb mic, especially for the $$.

Agreed. For the money it's an absolute steal. The next mic up the food chain
that even vaguely compares is about 5 times more bucks.

Used appropriately, it's very good for SR & recording.

The ECM 8000 has a reputation for being noisy and having limited dynamic
range.

IME its' real *problems* are that it has lots of sensitivity and is far more
truly ominidirectional that any mic most people have ever seen.

The high output means that any noise it picks up or makes is more apparent.
The high output means that it is likely to clip out cheap mic preamps like
those in Mackie consoles (properly applying mic attenuators seems to be a
lost art in many quarters).

The fact that it is so omnidirectional above 5 KHz makes it extraordinarily
sensitive to hissy noises related to air movement and the like, compared
even to so-called omnidirectional mics of a more conventional design.