LuckyStudio 13
The Tapeless One
Anyone saw this ? at $350, this guy should give the K-tek a run for the money.
rycote s series zepp
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LuckyStudio 13
The Tapeless One
The new S series at $350 is very competitive vs the
K-tek alternative. The first iteration of the K-tek Zep is extremely cheaply made and very very flimsy. That is also the reason, that K-tek made quite significant change to their Zep. If there is any indication, the rycote product that i had in the past is at least industrial grade and was well made.
Looking forward to get review from anyone that have the new Rycote S series.
K-tek alternative. The first iteration of the K-tek Zep is extremely cheaply made and very very flimsy. That is also the reason, that K-tek made quite significant change to their Zep. If there is any indication, the rycote product that i had in the past is at least industrial grade and was well made.
Looking forward to get review from anyone that have the new Rycote S series.
Allen Green
Active member
Rycote may be pricy but I've had mine since '97 after 4 hurricanes, hundreds of commercials, 1 Super Bowl, many college sports programs, 6 weeks in South Africa...and on and on and on (you get the picture). It is just now showing signs of ware, starting to crack around along the bottom slide. I've paid for it several times and it has not failed me. I'm not afraid to buy the S-series.
1 Senn 416= $1000.00
1 Rycote S-series blimp= $350.00
Keeping your client happy and hiring you again and again= PRICELESS...
No Wind noise, No MOS
A.G.
1 Senn 416= $1000.00
1 Rycote S-series blimp= $350.00
Keeping your client happy and hiring you again and again= PRICELESS...
No Wind noise, No MOS
A.G.
Noiz2
Sound Ninja
We'll see what Oleg comes up with, but to be fair the market for Zeps is tiny and they aren't that easy to make. I've made a few and I'm glad I acquired the Rycotes (I'm also glad I didn't have to pay an arm and a leg for them, but that's a different story). Do I think they are over priced for what you end up with, well basically yes. But look at specialty items with small markets they all cost a fortune. Look at the price of plugins for audio post if you want a shock. You can pay over $1K for and EQ that is non transferable and might not work on the next version of whatever app your cutting sound on. There is NO used market at all so everything you spend is gone. I could easily have a nice bunch of Rycote zeps for the price I paid fro software that I can't use or sell. So I'm not sure they deserve much wrath.
John Willett
Veteran
Rysote S-Series
Rysote S-Series
I have just come across this thread.
I have seen the S-series in the flesh and discussed it's design with the designer at the recent AES in Vienna.
Price-wise it's good, not much more than a Softie. Technically-wise it's amazing.
This "Lyre" mount is probably the best way of mounting a microphone. Rugged and virtually unbreakable (at the show I was twisting it right back on itself), no droop or bounce and extremely effective.
There has already been an in-depth review in the UK. Published in the latest issue of "Line Up", the main pro sound broadcast magazine in the UK published by the Institute of Broadcast Sound.
You can read it for yourself in pdf format HERE.
And those people who moan about price seem to forget that it is not cheap to produce high quality, reliable products for a small professional market where the development costs have to be paid for by the hundreds or thousands of sales rather than the millions of consumer products.
John
Rysote S-Series
I have just come across this thread.
I have seen the S-series in the flesh and discussed it's design with the designer at the recent AES in Vienna.
Price-wise it's good, not much more than a Softie. Technically-wise it's amazing.
This "Lyre" mount is probably the best way of mounting a microphone. Rugged and virtually unbreakable (at the show I was twisting it right back on itself), no droop or bounce and extremely effective.
There has already been an in-depth review in the UK. Published in the latest issue of "Line Up", the main pro sound broadcast magazine in the UK published by the Institute of Broadcast Sound.
You can read it for yourself in pdf format HERE.
And those people who moan about price seem to forget that it is not cheap to produce high quality, reliable products for a small professional market where the development costs have to be paid for by the hundreds or thousands of sales rather than the millions of consumer products.
John
LuckyStudio 13
The Tapeless One
John,
So since the mount is solid plastic (right?) there is not need to replace worn "rubber" anymore ?? This solution is just right for ~ $350. I know the sennheiser Zep is very nice but its near $800 ! I think I be getting one of the new S series soon.
So since the mount is solid plastic (right?) there is not need to replace worn "rubber" anymore ?? This solution is just right for ~ $350. I know the sennheiser Zep is very nice but its near $800 ! I think I be getting one of the new S series soon.
John Willett
Veteran
Correct (and sorry to take so long to get back).
I would always go for the Rycote over the Sennheiser nowadays - the S-series mounts are magic and *very* durable.
John
i have one of the new Rycote's and i love it!
i bought it like the week they came out.
i was just in the process of choosing one of their systems of the previous version when the new one was released and i was lucky enough to get to use one of the new ones that very week.
the new one seems to be superior to anything else i have used and the modular design seems to be well thought out and very well built.
the mic stays put, is well isolated and you can reconfigure the system quite rapidly and you can also change the mic quicker than any other system i have seen.
matthew
i bought it like the week they came out.
i was just in the process of choosing one of their systems of the previous version when the new one was released and i was lucky enough to get to use one of the new ones that very week.
the new one seems to be superior to anything else i have used and the modular design seems to be well thought out and very well built.
the mic stays put, is well isolated and you can reconfigure the system quite rapidly and you can also change the mic quicker than any other system i have seen.
matthew
yes I'd like to know too, been contemplating between this & the rode blimp but there seems precious little info or at least real world feedback on how each deals with strong winds, I've already got a softie but need something that can handle more
Any opinions on this new S-series from Rycote specifically versus the K-Tek? I just bought the K-ZEPP-M Full Blimp Suspension System for 362.50... and now I'm doubting my purchase. Just arrived and haven't even opened it - considering returning and getting the Rycote. Thoughts?
The K-ZEPP-M is many inches too long for my Senn 416. I was told they don't offer the K-ZEPP-S anymore and the M would be appropriate... but shooting a doc we want to be as discrete as possible and this seems a bit out of line.
The K-ZEPP-M is many inches too long for my Senn 416. I was told they don't offer the K-ZEPP-S anymore and the M would be appropriate... but shooting a doc we want to be as discrete as possible and this seems a bit out of line.
John Willett
Veteran
The S-series is much better than a Softie, but not quite as good as a full basket with Windjammer - mainly because the Windjammer has slightly longer hair (but the S-series is much cheaper).
The patented "Lyre" shockmount is the best there is - it not only shockmounts the mic. it does not have the droop and bounce that elastic suspensions have). After seeing the measurement results and trying them out in anger, I am changing all my shockmounts for all my mics over to this series (the InVision series for the recording mics which use the same "Lyre" shockmount).
Effective wind protection comes from the volume of still air that is trapped round the microphone and the fur that takes the energy out of the wind before it gets to the basket. The fur in itself is important in not only diameter and length, but how it is fixed. Many ways of fixing have the result of a high frequency loss - the Rycote method minimises HF loss.
There is a lot more technology in basket windshields than people think - and a lot more than I thougt until I started to look into it more.
I hope this helps.
The patented "Lyre" shockmount is the best there is - it not only shockmounts the mic. it does not have the droop and bounce that elastic suspensions have). After seeing the measurement results and trying them out in anger, I am changing all my shockmounts for all my mics over to this series (the InVision series for the recording mics which use the same "Lyre" shockmount).
Effective wind protection comes from the volume of still air that is trapped round the microphone and the fur that takes the energy out of the wind before it gets to the basket. The fur in itself is important in not only diameter and length, but how it is fixed. Many ways of fixing have the result of a high frequency loss - the Rycote method minimises HF loss.
There is a lot more technology in basket windshields than people think - and a lot more than I thougt until I started to look into it more.
I hope this helps.