What is this little omni EV dynamic mic?

[Slider]

I saw a little EV mic in a pawn shop for 28 bucks.

It said dynamic omni on it, but I can't remember the model number.
It wasn't a 635a.
It was smaller and thinner.
What is this??
Do you think it would be any good on anything?
Maybe I should just buy the thing and see.

[djimbe]

small, thin, dynamic omni spells "lavalier" to me. Look like it maybe had some sorta lanyard attached to it so you could wear it around your neck/upper chest area? Some old lavalier's sound good, some are crappy, many are high impedence...mine are all Shure's of various models and only one has a sound I consider usable. I like old EV mics like the 635, but the high impedence EV's I have aren't much to rave about. Maybe $28 is worth a weird room mic (it IS an omni...)

[inhumentor]

I gots me a omni EV mic that looks identical to the 635a. It's the PL5. I don't really know what the difference is. If anyone could fill me in on that I would appreciate it. This probably isn't the mic you saw as it looks just like a 635.

[Family Hoof]

was it a PL9?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... eName=WDVW

[Slider]

Yep!! that was it. Thanks.

Anyone ever use one of these?

[aurelialuz]

i haven't met an EV i didn't like.

alex

[Rigsby]

i haven't met an EV i didn't like.

alex

You can't have met a N/D257B then, my friend has one and i think it sucks.

[aurelialuz]

You can't have met a N/D257B then, my friend has one and i think it sucks.

true, i haven't tried any of their n/d series mics. but if it's grey or silver and says EV somewhere on it....gimme!

alex

[Rigsby]

You can't have met a N/D257B then, my friend has one and i think it sucks.

true, i haven't tried any of their n/d series mics. but if it's grey or silver and says EV somewhere on it....gimme!

alex

Then we're agreed.

[concubine]

I have an EV PL80 I've been using for years. It was given to me a long time ago, and I know nothing about it, except that it actually sounds quite good on bass cabs, kick drums, and clean electric guitar (when paired with something else). Has a very natural, mid-rangey sound.

[marqueemoon]

How can you go wrong for $28? I just bought a 635A from ubertar. It rules the school

[bunny]

635a: awesome, even on a kick drum sometimes
PL10: little fatty, king of snare drum
666: kills a 57 on anything

[ubertar]

I just got three ev 660s with the intention of selling two. Haven't had a chance to play with them much yet. Anyone used one? If you want one, pm me. They're super-cardioid, with variable-D goodness. Here's a spec sheet: www.k-bay106.com/e-v660.pdf

[Rigsby]

635a: awesome, even on a kick drum sometimes
PL10: little fatty, king of snare drum
666: kills a 57 on anything

I was reading tape op issue eleven today as i waited for a train, and read a bit about the 666 in the letters page, wasn't the 666 of one of the brian wilson favourites? I thought they were ultra rare, or is that a reissue?

[bunny]

yeah i think the beach boys did a lot of vocals with the 666, and a lot of guitar with the 635a. as far as i know, the 666 is long out of production, but you can find them (approaching $200 each on average). maybe the tape op mentions are driving the price up. i love them though, and they're stylish to impress your clients. but what's the deal with akg d19s being so expensive? blah blah beatles blah blah.