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Originally Posted by
Bill Park
The top, without question, is the Neumann KMS 150, which is about a $1500 mic. Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Crosby, Stills and Nash, and Bruce Springsteen are among the users. DO NOT! buy the 105, which, in my opinion, is a dog.
I was poking around and found this on the Neumann site forum, written by a Neumann mic development guy, in reply to someone asking about the 105 and 150:
The KMS105 is a supercardioid, the KMS150 a hypercardioid, i.e. just slightly more directional. Sonically, they hold the same capsule, so there is not much difference.
If you should need a 10 dB attenuation switch, and a switchable low cut for distant / close miked situations, the KMS150 would be the first choice.
But generally, I do recommend the KMS105 for almost all applications.
There are also some posts about intermittent audio with the 105, though I don't know how widespread that problem is.
What are the specifics of your canine condensor experiences, Bill?