I have been using this microphone for a long time as my main microphone for recording voice-overs and some effects. Very satisfied! On some sites it is more expensive than Vanguard...

@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff

Ай бұрын

That’s really interesting. I wasn’t aware it had been out that long. I’m glad to hear you’re getting everything out of it. It’s a killer deal.

@UriRa

Ай бұрын

@@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff , On Tabao, this microphone was about 50% more expensive than the original Avangard in Moscow. Moscow prices were almost equal to Californian ones. I got it cheaper and showed it for the first time at the end of this video - kzread.info/dash/bejne/g4WE26-qkq3Hhso.html That video and all subsequent ones were recorded on it. I saw your message on the forum and was a little surprised that you wanted to make it a donor. I don't want to look like an expert, I just listen with my ears and I like the result with minimal or no processing at all, this is often better than guys with fancy audio cards and microphones. I like the very low level of my own noise and good timbre capture, the sound comes out visually tangible. KZread is pressing, but overall - I'm happy. This microphone closed this sound direction and will be used far beyond just voice, I have not only foam rubber for it, but also fur, even an airship - if necessary). Although there are guns and stereo pairs from other manufacturers.., maybe it won't leave the studio.. If you listen to the videos from the channel and give advice on improving the sound or its shortcomings, I'll be grateful.

Mc on right sounds a bit less alive through my shot iPhone speaker sitting here in bed blind listening for whatever that’s worth. Quality information and entertaining vid as always. You are the man

@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff

2 ай бұрын

That's a good point. Maybe it would be a great mic for Instagrammers if, like most of them, it's kinda dead inside.

Great video! There is also a brand in TaoBao called MRWHO which look alike Telefunkens. There are a few chinese KZreadrs here testing them. The model which looks like the Telefunken TF-11 sounds almost identical to the original.

@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Heraldo! That's interesting. I've been hearing more about TaoBao and the different mic things on there. That TF-11 body is pretty much everywhere these days so I'm not surprised someone is making affordable Telefunken clones

Somewhere Paul Giamatti is saying "I am NOT drinking Merlot" Great video Mark....

@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff

2 ай бұрын

Hey Bill! LOLOL! These days I can't think of Paul Giamatti without thinking of his wonky eye in The Holdovers. And unlike a bottle of wine, none of these mics is gaining complexity as the days pass.

I bought a bunch of V4s(10 or 12) after extensive shoot-outs with much, much more expensive mics. We were planning on 2 new mics, but ended with 10-12 we thought sounded just as good for the same price. We use em on every instrument you can think or have heard of. I can not think of one thing that sounds bad on that mic. (There are better mics for some sources, of course). The bleed sounds GREAT when we fill our rooms with people. That tells you what you need to know about how good the capsule is, no matter the source of it. It was an absolute steal at $399, and I have not heard a better mic at $699. Would/Will buy again.

@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff

2 ай бұрын

No doubt. The v4 is a good mic.

@derek-vanguardaudiolabs9779

Ай бұрын

thanks for the support!

Through my monitors the Vanguard sounds like it has a bit more low frequencies as well as a significant bit more air.

@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Richard! That more of a “smile” frequency response would be what you’d expect from an edge terminated capsule, even with the same backplate. It’s a good example of the difference that the capsule can make.

@richardsisk1770

2 ай бұрын

Oh interesting. Learned something today! Thanks!! Where did you find that Mavis?

@DynamicRockers

2 ай бұрын

@@richardsisk1770 Link in description ;)

$700? No way... Joe about a $499 SE Electronics Se4400 version 2. Great all arounder.... Honestly i don't think that mic is much of an upgrade from a Rode NT1 at like $269. It doesn't even have a transformer...

@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff

Ай бұрын

After crapping all over the Vanguard V4 for a week, I think it's decidedly a better mic than it seems and quite a nicely tuned mic with lots of detail and warmth that far exceeds any piece of shit that Rode has ever put out, but that being said, I agree there is no reason to pay $700 for it unless someone literally puts a gun to your head.

Three more "Benjamins" for upgraded resistors? Not only no but hell no.

@MarkYoshimotoNemcoff

2 ай бұрын

Hell to the hell no. This is why I call it a good case study. Vanguard figured out how to make their mic disappear with one terrible decision.