Rick R
Veteran
I bought a pair of 012s when I needed a stereo pair five or so years ago. I purchased them from 'The Sound Room' who tests and hand picks the best ones. Of course one pays more for this service. As was stated, handling and air turbulence are an issue as is the low sensitivity (-10mV), so a quiet preamp would be wanted as well. It is not a good for the inexperienced IMOH. Otherwise I like the sound. There's also the 'Dorsey' type mod available from Bill Sitler and Mike Joly to increase performance. Both the AT and the Audix are a good low budget option.
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