BluesKing777 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I know this is the Gibson forum, but there are a few here with the expertise... After buying the Neumann KM184 last week, I have seen/heard the results and of course I am now a devotee! The shop where I bought it has the silver models on special because, they didn't say but, everyone wants the sexy flat black models that are not on special! I dont care what they look like if they sound good, so.... So they have the Neumann TLM102 on special which could be the ideal next buy for vocal recording: start saving? https://www.neumann.com/?lang=en&id=current_microphones&cid=tlm102_description BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayyj Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I've used one a couple of times. It's ok, a bit vanilla but a pretty solid design. It gets a lit of flak on forums such as Gearslutz but I think a lot of that comes from the snob factor of people who don't like prestige brands getting involved in the budget market. There are a lot of great Chinese mics out there that are very stiff competition for itbut the 102 would be a good, safe choice for an all round LDC. If you ever see one secondhand, the TLM192 is a great vocal mic for a lot less than a U87 - basically a fixed cardioid U87 capsule with the TLM series electronics. I bought mine for less than a new TLM102 and it's by far my most used mic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 I've used one a couple of times. It's ok, a bit vanilla but a pretty solid design. It gets a lit of flak on forums such as Gearslutz but I think a lot of that comes from the snob factor of people who don't like prestige brands getting involved in the budget market. There are a lot of great Chinese mics out there that are very stiff competition for itbut the 102 would be a good, safe choice for an all round LDC. If you ever see one secondhand, the TLM192 is a great vocal mic for a lot less than a U87 - basically a fixed cardioid U87 capsule with the TLM series electronics. I bought mine for less than a new TLM102 and it's by far my most used mic. Thanks J I looked it up and can't find that one - is that an old model? BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayyj Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Yes, discontinued now. They come up a fair bit on Ebay, at least in Europe - I recommended one to someone a few months back and she found obe within a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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