AKG C 451B

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

Комментарии • 23

  • @Fl4ppers
    @Fl4ppers 21 день назад +3

    The sheer dedication you put into this is to be admired

    • @meistudiony
      @meistudiony  21 день назад +1

      Thank you! Appreciate you checking it out!

    • @Fl4ppers
      @Fl4ppers 20 дней назад

      @@meistudiony I'm a fan of AKG. I have one of their budget d65s's knocking about, and a first gen c3000 (black with green stripe). Underrated stuff.
      They've lost a bit of that magic for me since sacking the workforce and moving to Hungary, sadly.

    • @meistudiony
      @meistudiony  20 дней назад

      @@Fl4ppers the first gen black C series were cool lookin. Wish they stuck with that over the champaign or silver look. They finally figured it out a few years back when they went to all black on their P or perception series.
      D65. Havent run into that one yet.

  • @davewestner
    @davewestner 21 день назад +2

    Nice to hear some love for the SM81. Underrated mic for sure.

    • @meistudiony
      @meistudiony  21 день назад +1

      Thanks for checking out. From a price/performance perspective, sm81 all the way. I really feel the 451’s are over priced for what they are. If they still had removable capsules might be a little more justified, but not as is.

    • @davewestner
      @davewestner 21 день назад

      @@meistudiony yeah man, been enjoying your content over the past few days....thanks for doing it.
      I actually love 451s, but not well enough to buy (unless I found a serious deal).
      One of the studios I work at has a pair that I occasionally use, although it's kind of a crapshoot because one of them picks up an AM radio station during daylight hours.
      In regards to the 81s, it wasn't that long ago that everyone was crapping all over those things and I never understood why.

    • @dillpereira250
      @dillpereira250 20 дней назад

      @@meistudiony IMO the 451b doesn't make sense for its price since sE electronics, Lewitt and Lauten Audio came out, unless someone really dig into the sound of this mic. Nowadays we have a bunch of versatiles and good affordable SDCs.

    • @meistudiony
      @meistudiony  20 дней назад +1

      @@davewestner not so long ago. (I guess thats relative) this idea popped up that electret mics were somehow inferior to their “true condenser” counterparts. Id have no doubt that played a role in the hate a lot of mics get in the sdc realm. Im not going to bash someone for not understanding the technical aspects of a particular technology, especially one like electrets since it seem like utter black magic to me. However, spreading false info is where i get frustrated and annoyed, especially when all the info is out there for anyone to find. Love me some 81s.

    • @davewestner
      @davewestner 20 дней назад

      @@meistudiony Didnt realize it was because of the type of condenser mic it is, thanks for the info.
      Glad to meet another 81 fan!

  • @astralaudio101
    @astralaudio101 21 день назад +1

    Hey thanks for presenting this mic. These classic 451’s are familiar to me because I’m certain Eddie Kramer used these on his classic live albums to mic the PA up to find an interesting dimension.. and it worked. I own a 451B pair and at my enthusiast level sound nice.. Thanks again 🎙️

    • @meistudiony
      @meistudiony  20 дней назад

      This one had been on my long list. Its definitely got a unique flavor to it. I like what it was doing on the acoustic guitar but was kind of bright everywhere else. Nothing a little eq can fix. But i picked them up to be spot mics on a rather large drumset for an upcoming project. Thanks for checking it out and for the comments. Appreciate it!

  • @ScottGrammer
    @ScottGrammer 20 дней назад

    Back when I had hair, I owned both a 451EB and an SM81. They sounded different, but I liked them both. I solved the fine thread problem on the 451 by only owning one capsule and no pads. 🙂

    • @meistudiony
      @meistudiony  20 дней назад

      Lol dont have to thread it if you never take it apart! -taps head

    • @meistudiony
      @meistudiony  20 дней назад

      I used to have hair too…
      ruclips.net/video/EmNloUBCAQA/видео.htmlsi=id2ZcIS0PeJaWaQv
      Lol

  • @ObscureMics
    @ObscureMics 22 дня назад +1

    ayyyoooo

  • @Kookie_sings
    @Kookie_sings 21 день назад +1

    Oh that's an interesting one! I got my guitar mic'd up by a pair of those at a concert recently, so I was a little curious about them.
    They definitely sound good, but wow the price tag is hard to justify for me. Especially without swappable capsules.
    I definitely heard that slight airiness from them in your test. At least on the sources that were not too rich in harmonics. Also I gotta say it sounded good to me on everything, except maybe the overheads?
    Good mic for sure. But too pricy for what it is I think.
    Also I really wanna hear what people might have to say about the C26/28 , especially about all the funky accessories that were sold for them (The gooseneck ones always looked fun to me).
    Thank you as always for your videos!

    • @meistudiony
      @meistudiony  21 день назад +1

      Hard to disagree w any of this. I think they’re quite overpriced personally, however, they do go on sale. I was able to pick up my pair for around $1100 after tax. Still really steep imo.
      Ohs are a tad bright. I love my R88. Just rolls off those highs perfectly. Def would need to either stick a shelf or lpf on the 451s for a mix. Ill have to check out the c26/28s. Not sure ive ever used em. Thanks for watching!

  • @TheGurner1
    @TheGurner1 17 дней назад

    I have a pair - great little pencil mics - I wonder which ribbons do you like on drum O/H ?

    • @meistudiony
      @meistudiony  17 дней назад +1

      R88 all day long. Perfect phase/coherence everytime. Ive used r121s as well, dont like it as much.

    • @TheGurner1
      @TheGurner1 14 дней назад

      @@meistudiony Monster mic!