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Drum heads are like guitar strings, once they wear out they sound like shit. They lose tone and response over time and the ability to stay in tune, like a guitar string. They are cheap enough that it should not matter. Use Remo coated on the snare and on toms for a more vintage vibe, use clear on th...

Look for a used Gefell MV692 and buy a Gefell Um70 large diaphragm capsule for it. There was a pair on ebay last week with two M70 (small diaphragm nickel-membraned capsule) and two Um70 capsules. Anyway, they sound bloody fantastic. the UM70 capsule is like the venerable U47 capsule, with the origi...

Are the new M160's and the old ones the same? More importantly do the new ones sound like the old ones? Older mics seem to have been built better and with higher quality parts than the newer ones.