michaelh

I got a basic idea of the sound of both the MS907 and the BMC-2’s in the live recording gallery, which is a really nice feature of this website. As an aside, if everyone who put up samples made a point of listing what equipment they were using, it would be even better IMO. Both mics sound good to me, but since you can adjust stereo imaging with the BMC-2’s, but can’t improve the bass response of the MS907, I’m leaning towards the BMC’s for my expected uses. If I were doing video cam stuff, I expect the MS907 would be a better choice, much more convenient. S/N ratios in this price range seem to be about 58-61dB, so I expect I’d have to maximize input volume with a mic preamp to do nature recording, as you suggested A440. If it’s not too much trouble, I’d enjoy hearing a bluegrass recording King Ghidora. I wish we had a country music radio station here on Long Island, NY and we could get GAC on cable for the Grand Ole Opry, but that’s another story.. Thanks, MIchael

A440, After listening to some of the gallery live recordings I've gotta say that the BMC-2's sound pretty impressive- nice bass, nice stereo imaging, etc. Another mic that sounded good to me was the Visivox for around the same price. I expect I'll be using the MD for home recording, since I play piano, and also for some on the gig stuff occasionally, besides some nature recordings. Thanks for all the helpful information. Michael

Hello everyone, This is my first post, I hope you don't mind a few 'newbie' questions. Recently, I won a Sony MZ-R37 on eBay, and nothing came with it except a copy of the owner's guide. So I need a decent microphone. I'm looking forward to doing some live recording of music, and some recording of nature sounds. I've read that the sound quality of the MZ-R37 is excellent. My questions: 1)Is the MS907 the best choice for mostly music recording in that price range, or might something else be better? 2)Does the ECM-DS70P measure up? 3)For a small bit more investment would you recommend anything? (For instance, a mic that has better bass response etc, than an MS907)? Any recommendations you can give me, including any previous posts I should look at, I'd appreciate. Thanks, Michael