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*BEST* SDC for Acoustic GUitar

Post by tonejunkee » Tue Dec 29, 2015 7:00 am

After 20 years of searching, I have found "the one". The Line Audio CM3 destroys most all other SDC mics for acoustic guitar. It makes the Octava mods sound harsh.

I A-B'd it side by side with a well maintained, KM84 and they sounded very very close.

The CM3 is a stubby little thing, but has the flattest chart I have seen. They are made in Sweden. I can;t speak for their other mic, the omni OM3, but I have heard amazing things about it.

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Post by joninc » Wed Dec 30, 2015 10:29 am

I am curious what other mics have you tried? I am sure you know that there are a LOT of different ones...

AKG, NEUMANN, SCHOEPS, DPA, GEFELL, PELUSO, TELEFUNKEN,

Tube? ... solid state?

i went through a few (AKG 535, AKG 751 reissue, Josephson c42) to arrive at the AKG 460 with Jim Williams mod. it was the smoothest and least hyped of that batch...
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Post by vvv » Wed Dec 30, 2015 10:42 am

AKG 751?
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Post by joninc » Wed Dec 30, 2015 11:02 am

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Post by vvv » Wed Dec 30, 2015 11:37 am

Proof that we're paying attention! :lol:
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Post by joninc » Wed Dec 30, 2015 11:47 am

a buddy of mine has the advanced audio tube ones and gets great results with them.

i am interested in the peluso tube ones as i love the other peluso mics that i have... but big $$$$ !
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Post by blungo2 » Fri Jan 01, 2016 9:46 am

I actually haven't used it on guitar yet, but i've been recording oud with the peluso p-28. I'm quite impressed with this mic.


I have a pair of line audio cm3s which i quite like, but not for everything. I find their sensitivity a little low, so for quieter things they don't usually win out. On quieter sources i'm liking the beyer mc930s. They have a lot of "reach" but to my ear at least are not harsh or brittle on most things.


I was using the cm3s on piano, but didn't love them in that context, they sounded a little wooly there to me.
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