Stereo Mic for HPX2000
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SMuir
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That rather depends what you consider "mid-price range", as well as what you're planning on recording.
I think Trew has a Shure VP88 on their consignment page, which is a decent M-S stereo mic. The Sennheiser MKH418s is also a solid M-S mic (although the noisey side capsule is a bit of a let-down compared to the `416-based mid capsule).
If you're looking for something in a lower price range, check out the Rode NT-4. Its a fixed 90-degree X-Y pair of back-electret condensors, which will accept either phantom power or an internal battery. Setup's pretty hassle-free (no angle adjustments, no matrix decoders), but it lacks the versatility of some of the other stereo mics. Its a bit dark sounding, and the noise floor can be problematic if you're recording quiet atmos or other subtle things. Its designed for studio use, so I'm uncertain how it would hold up to the stresses of field recording.
Have you considered using two mics in a stereo configuration rather than a single stereo mic?
I think Trew has a Shure VP88 on their consignment page, which is a decent M-S stereo mic. The Sennheiser MKH418s is also a solid M-S mic (although the noisey side capsule is a bit of a let-down compared to the `416-based mid capsule).
If you're looking for something in a lower price range, check out the Rode NT-4. Its a fixed 90-degree X-Y pair of back-electret condensors, which will accept either phantom power or an internal battery. Setup's pretty hassle-free (no angle adjustments, no matrix decoders), but it lacks the versatility of some of the other stereo mics. Its a bit dark sounding, and the noise floor can be problematic if you're recording quiet atmos or other subtle things. Its designed for studio use, so I'm uncertain how it would hold up to the stresses of field recording.
Have you considered using two mics in a stereo configuration rather than a single stereo mic?
not only trew , i heard about much better deal,for 50 more yoou get ktek zep as well :--)
if you haave 2 grand and more you can go with 2 exellent mics
pearl msh-10 /20 or sanken csc5
of course you can look for sanken 7 or 9 x/y
pearl 2 or 8
at 835
and if you loaded - neuman 191
for mid range you can just akg blue line to your existing mic for ms setup or as S muir pointed to record with par of mics