Reply To: Vocal Mics

[Steve AParticipant]

I've looked at, but not heard in person (only clips) 251 variants, neither one from Pearlman or Lawson.
The two companies I have been looking at are Advanced Audio, and a brand new company named 3U Audio.
Jack Douglas claims the AA 251 nails the sound, and I have heard clips of the 3U 251 variants, and was very impressed, even though they are not tube. I think you are going to hear a lot more of 3U in the industry fairly soon. They make 3 different 251 variants.
What do I like about the sound of the U47? ..everything, depth and dimension for one, and on the FR, the mid-range.
A lot of 'clones' seem to have accentuated lows and/or highs, which kind of drown out the mids, where the most critical human hearing is.
Again, my opinions only..
*edit* I just listened to the Pearlman 250, great sounding to my ears, has more heft than the tm1. Not necessarily my thing...
*edit two* Yes, that Manley Reference is an awesome mic too, here's a comparison of it, a 47, and some others:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39BmbnpEef0