help on choosing a condenser mic under 300?

stateofflux

hi i did a search for this but did'nt really find an answer...

anyways...i had a lend of an akg414(uls)...i did a couple of vocal takes...and then had to give it it back..d'oh!.i need to get a condenser that will scrub up well for vocals for a pro quality recording(rock, indie kinda micheal stipe, brett anderson range)

budget is 300 max

i have shortlisted these but im still not sure

SE electronics 2200a
rode nt3
mxl v79 (green one)

any advice would be apreciated....but anything even close to the quality i heard with the 414 would be good enough for me...thanks....

PaulBrewer

stateofflux wrote: »

hi i did a search for this but did'nt really find an answer...

anyways...i had a lend of an akg414(uls)...i did a couple of vocal takes...and then had to give it it back..d'oh!.i need to get a condenser that will scrub up well for vocals for a pro quality recording(rock, indie kinda micheal stipe, brett anderson range)

budget is 300 max

i have shortlisted these but im still not sure

SE electronics 2200a
rode nt3
mxl v79 (green one)

any advice would be apreciated....but anything even close to the quality i heard with the 414 would be good enough for me...thanks....

You'd nearly get 2 x 2200a for Euro 300 now!

Seziertisch

The multipatterned SE 3300a is well worth a look. I find the figure 8 to be particularly useful.

DamagedTrax

+1 on an SE. for the price the 2200 is a stunning mic.

Aridstarling

+1 on the SE again, brilliant piece of kit.

PaulBrewer

I was going to mention this later but seeing as there's an sE Love Buzz going on ......

James Young, one of the owners of sE will be over on FEB 11th for an

'sE Day' in X-Music.

He'll be around all day to answer anyone's questions and we'll do a few demos with the whole range.

stateofflux

thanks for the advice guys...i think i will go with the s.e....went to music maker and the guy in tech dept. was crazy into the akg perception 220....ill check out the reviews on that one....

PaulBrewer

stateofflux wrote: »

thanks for the advice guys...i think i will go with the s.e....went to music maker and the guy in tech dept. was crazy into the akg perception 220....ill check out the reviews on that one....

The only 2 places to get sE in Dublin are X-Music and us, as we're the distributors.

progsound

You could pick up an AT 4040 on ebay for about the €300 mark iv heard good things about them looking to pick up a AT4050 myself but they cost a little more

BumbleB

+1 from me too. I have the se z3300 . It's a nice mic very clear sounding .value for money definitely.