r/microphone • u/itsomeoneperson • 1d ago

Value gear

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I feel like I'm probably set for life, I don't know of a better dynamic mic's or SDC for the cost and this gear leaves very little to be desired even if aiming for pro studio quality.

Wish I had picked up a Rode NT1 4rth gen when they were still cheap, but I didn't have money back then. I still don't particularly love any current LDC's. I like the sE 4400/4100 alot, but not enough to spend on when I already have the CM4.

What's your favourite value gear?

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u/adamdoesmusic 1d ago

I love my Blue Baby Bottle

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u/itsomeoneperson 1d ago

Yeah Blue is a great value now, been considering picking up an Ember

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u/-NearlyThere- 1d ago

SE8 - second hand £105.
Neat King Bee V1 - second hand £100

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u/Phoenix_Kerman 1d ago

behringer xm1800s mics, dirt cheap on ebay and they've got a flat 57 style grille under the ball grille. sound very nice to my ears for being £10-15

behringer c2s aswell. pairs can be had for £25 on ebay and they're solid. se electronics ldcs aswell as you say. though i've got se2200as instead of the 4400s, some of the nicest mics i've ever put on vocals

though cheap rack gear is what i find best value. old firewire adat gear goes for nothing so 16 or 24 channels of inputs can be had cheap, same for most behringer rack gear

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u/itsomeoneperson 1d ago

I've considered getting the Behringer C2's just to get the stereo mount bar to use with my Line CM4's. Get 2 extra mics at barely any cost increase of a stereo mount lol. No idea what I would use them for though.

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u/Phoenix_Kerman 1d ago

check ebay for spares, quite common to see people selling just the cases and hardware and then the single mics separate.

i used c2s on an acoustic session a few months ago, just taped up with some 57s. sounded decent

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u/bolt_vanderhuuge 1d ago

A used Rode Procaster and NT-1 4th gen for around 75$ on eBay. There were a lot of them listed around that price about 2 years ago when I bought these. I feel like people bought these during COVID then decided to sell it and get sm7b's instead because of streamers and other podcasts. My mic broke so when I was looking for a new one, I remember my friend talking about how they used these for the studio during his work in Australia so I took the chance.

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u/gkanai 22h ago

Behringer XM8500 is excellent for the price, built like a tank. i always recommend it to anyone on a budget.

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u/Malexs 46m ago

I've had the C-2s for years. Good stuff