ear trumpet labs

[BrontoSoreAss]

Did a quick search of the board, did not find anything.

Wondering if anyone has come across these guys: http://www.eartrumpetlabs.com/products/microphones/

They look beautiful. Wondering if they sound that way.

There is a positive write up about one of them on recording hacks but thats all I've been able to find.
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[blungo2]

I just bought an edwina, barely just unpacked it. So far just tried it on somewhat screamy vocals and loudish punky guitar cab. I liked it on both. It's a condensor that sounds a bit like a dynamic. Not much proximity effect, doesn't break up easily. I'm looking forward to trying it on floor tom actually.

My initial impression is that it could work on a lot of sources where the above qualities are desired. It is an impressive looking mic and could be used as a weapon in a pinch.
I also plan on trying it on a male vocalist who usually likes an re-20.

[BrontoSoreAss]

This sounds very promising. I would love to hear how it works out on floor tom for you.

I am really curious about the "Edna" model - haven't been able to find anything about it anywhere - despite that aesthetic considerations have me wanting to buy two....
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[blungo2]

I'm curious about the edna too, i was wondering how it might be for snare, but i'm pretty good in the snare mic dept and sdc stuff in general for now. Still, i'd like to hear one.

[calaverasgrandes]

they certainly look interesting. I bet teh copper will develop a nice patina over time. I see that they mention they use high quality capacitors and resistors etc. Anyone know if these are plain old Sino-capsules or something else?
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[blungo2]

I read somewhere that they're chinese capsules, but that he's pretty rigorous with the quality control on them.

[calaverasgrandes]

there certainly are some decent pro quality mics using Chinese capsules in their mics. I would just love to hear of someone using Russian, East European or some other countries capsules. Do the Chinese import-export companies have that market totally sewed up?
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[blungo2]

[pgraham]

Just found this thread. Only been a browser here before... I make these mics, happy to answer any questions, albeit in a flagrantly biased way. But you may be interested, I've added a few recording samples on the Edwina product page, and I have some studio friends working on getting me some more (more sources, more mics) that I should be posting shortly. Thanks for the interest!
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Ear Trumpet Labs
"Microphones of Distinction"

[llmonty]

very cool stuff.

i will say, design aesthetics are eerily similar to Scodiddly's awesome work, including the product naming conventions - female names, including an Audrey...
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[pgraham]

[llmonty]

I have a pair of his Alice mics and he had a version with a slightly different sound that he called Audrey.
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[blungo2]

Hi Phillip,
I'm really enjoying the edwina, been using it on vocals a bit lately.

I have a somewhat hypothetical question. I've been considering another edwina to use in a stereo pair (XY, ORTF, etc.). Not that it's that big a deal but how closely are different units matched? If i was to purchase another, would it work pretty well in a stereo pair?

thanks.

[williamsongs]

Am I hallucinating, or did the listed prices go up substantially since this thread began last month?
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