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jib wrote:Thanks
I've just e-mailed them!

E-mail delivery return. It should no longer exist.

I won't make another topic for this so I use this one.

I've just bought a couple of oktavia C12 with some other mics ( one old D12, 2 old aria overheads, 2 old rft dsm61...) and I don't really know what they sound.
I haven't received them yet but I'm in deep finential problems. So I hesitate to sell this Oktavia couple.
I saw how much they sell on ebay but if it's really good mics maybe it'd be better to keep them.

I had a really good price on everything. I paid the D12 40$ so for this one I know that if I sell it I won't find another one for this price.

So what do you think of these oktavias and on what do they sound best?

Thanks

And by the way, is there a difference between a beyer m88 and a beyer m88n?

Thanks again (I hope I won't receive a paypal money request for every question I leave on this forum...)

jib wrote:I won't make another topic for this so I use this one.

I've just bought a couple of oktavia C12 with some other mics ( one old D12, 2 old aria overheads, 2 old rft dsm61...) and I don't really know what they sound.
I haven't received them yet but I'm in deep finential problems. So I hesitate to sell this Oktavia couple.

Do you mean the MC012 or MK012?

I'd keep them because they are good value. You will not get a massive amount of money for them, but they are actually very good...

What are the RFTs like? Do you have a picture?

The D12 is a bit of a collector's item... If you need money, then you could probably get about $350 - $400 for it on Ebay. I have two, but will probably sell them for this reason.

jib wrote:And by the way, is there a difference between a beyer m88 and a beyer m88n?

The "n" suffix on a Beyer microphone means it has a DIN connector (I think).

For the D12 I hesitate. It's a good way to make some money but I've sold so many times stuff that I regreted later that I don't want to make this mistake again. But on the other hand I've never had the chance to find this mic being as good as what people says.

So here's the other mics I've bought:

(I did a search on these RFTs but I found nothing)
http://perso.numericable.fr/~djbaptis/Micros/web-RFT

This a MB C520: (I think)
http://perso.numericable.fr/~djbaptis/Micros/web-mbc520

The oktavias:
http://perso.numericable.fr/~djbaptis/Micros/web-oktavia

And a pair of aria overheads:
http://perso.numericable.fr/~djbaptis/Micros/web-aria-overheads

Thanks if you can help me with those mics!

PS: I think I will have to go to glasgow to pay you a drink

jib wrote:(I did a search on these RFTs but I found nothing)
http://perso.numericable.fr/~djbaptis/Micros/web-RFT

Ok, I think these will be similar to the RFT DM622. These are omni-directional dynamic microphones which are apparently suitable for recording percussion and other things. They sound quite bright / upper midrange-y. They are very well made (East German) and use a 3-pin Gross Tuchel connector.

For a guess, these might sell for about $150 each. People will buy anything on Ebay though.... Maybe $200 each... More than they are actually worth anyway!

This a MB C520: (I think)
http://perso.numericable.fr/~djbaptis/Micros/web-mbc520

This looks nice. Interesting too. MB were part of the original company which formed MBHO (hence the "MB"...) People complained about build-quality sometimes, but they did make some good mics including some rare ribbon microphones too. This obviously looks like a small diaphragm condenser. It may be electret, or it may be a true, externally polarised condenser. It might run on 12V rather than 48V phantom power. Does it take batteries? Be carefull with phantom power if it is only for 12V. It would probably sell for around $200, but I would keep it if I were you.

Actually, I think it is battery powered and probably 12V.

The oktavias:
http://perso.numericable.fr/~djbaptis/Micros/web-oktavia

Interesting. These look like the Chinese ones, although they are apparently quite good too.

And a pair of aria overheads:
http://perso.numericable.fr/~djbaptis/Micros/web-aria-overheads

These look like electrets. They might be ok.... Some earlier electrets from the 70's and 80's were a bit crap sounding, and sometimes noisy. These might be ok though.

go to glasgow

It's ok, I'll come to Lyon!

Thanks a lot for these infos.

I'll let you know when I'll receive them.

Rodabod wrote:Vintage mics don't really tend to sell cheap on Ebay



Have you heard the Aberdonian version of The Rolling Stone's "Hey, you, get off of my cloud"?

It was released as "Hey, MacLeod, get off of my ewe".

thats a really good record, i used to have the gatefold 7" (complete with embossed "farm love" illustration) of it but dont have a record player anymore. -sigh-

thanks for all that mic related advice, i'm just recording my ideas really but like to try things out. the reason i mentioned old Mic's was i saw a box of what i thought were quite old and suitably strange looking (reslo?) thingumys at a car boot sale but the maintanance points you mentioned really put me off- fitting new plugs etc is not really my bag and would probably lead to a fire in my flat. anyhow i did pick up an 80's stereo mic which really suits my purposes and a neat oh AKG D190 E for £10-ish that is exactly what i was looking for.


aye.

The Beyerdynamic M380 is a discontinued model you can find on e-bay as either "vintage" or "near mint." I'm not sure when they were discontinued, but I got mine for 127.50. (There's a complicated story behind that, but they generally go for more, but sometimes go for less).

See this studio's equipment list for a description. It is 100% accurate.

This microphone is a friggin' monster for double bass, bass cabinets and (I'm told) kick drum (this beast on a bass with a D112 on a kick is such an easy fit that I have never gotten around to trying it on a kick).

Also, they're not "vintage" but in my (not exactly expert) opinion, the Peluso CEMC6 small diaphragm mic may serve you better than the older Neumann and Gefell small diaphragm mics which are noiser and not under a three year manufacturer's warranty. Also, the bottom end on the Peluso mics is strictly speaking "fantastic."

cowtown14 wrote:The Beyerdynamic M380 is a discontinued model...

You can try the hyper-cardioid replacement which similarly has a massive low-end too:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BEYER-DYNAMIC-OPU ... dZViewItem