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Post by Ward on Jul 28, 2023 11:31:47 GMT -6
When I’m back in a cash roll I’ll buy every mic from them too support. Awesome!! Ben, you are awesome, bother! Just being yourself is some of the best marketing I've ever seen... now about that logo. Update and you're golden.  LOL |
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Post by plinker on Jul 28, 2023 13:34:37 GMT -6
This mic sounds great (in the video).
Anyone notice Ben's 12 and 251 kits? Lookin' good!!!
Nice pre-built PSU as well. A pretty sweet deal there.
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Post by paulcheeba on Oct 5, 2023 16:10:23 GMT -6
I bought a pair of mint C12a all original AKG’s that sound superb. I ordered a pair of Bens for the drums and amps and it turned out they sound exactly the same with Ben’s sounding a little more robust for plosives. I was seriously blown away.
Ben has nailed the early 60’s CK12 capsule imo better than anyone since AKG easily. They are such great mics and capsules it’s unreal.
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Post by phdamage on Oct 5, 2023 20:55:32 GMT -6
Has anyone snagged a solid state one of these?
Much as I’d love the tube version, I can’t drop that much right now and can’t really justify any more tube mics right now (already got way too many for the kind of stuff I’m recording - at least with the budgets I’m working with)
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Post by vvvooojjj on Oct 19, 2023 2:08:48 GMT -6
Hide your wallets if you're not in the market to buy a mic haha... Thanks for the demo Josh. Appreciate the time you put into it. The mic sounds rather lovely on instruments and BVs! On the lead vocal and your voice, I preferred the BU67 from your demos as there was more bloom in the lows. Maybe the difference is also in the in-between setting used in the C12A demo(?). The Neumanish bloom is also an issue from time to time, especially in busy mixes.I'm rather used to Neumann sound for vocals, so that might be the case. |
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Post by reddirt on Oct 19, 2023 4:55:47 GMT -6
Great work Josh; that was a lot of your day right there. Really nice that it's got a great holder as most of today's clones are seriously lacking in that dept.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by seawell on Oct 19, 2023 10:14:52 GMT -6
Hide your wallets if you're not in the market to buy a mic haha... Thanks for the demo Josh. Appreciate the time you put into it. The mic sounds rather lovely on instruments and BVs! On the lead vocal and your voice, I preferred the BU67 from your demos as there was more bloom in the lows. Maybe the difference is also in the in-between setting used in the C12A demo(?). The Neumanish bloom is also an issue from time to time, especially in busy mixes.I'm rather used to Neumann sound for vocals, so that might be the case. Thanks! You're spot on, a 67 style mic is the best fit I've found for my voice and I've tried close to every mic ever made haha. I think a combo of a BC12A and a BU67 would cover just about anything you could throw at it for sure. |
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Post by seawell on Oct 19, 2023 10:17:20 GMT -6
Great work Josh; that was a lot of your day right there. Really nice that it's got a great holder as most of today's clones are seriously lacking in that dept. Cheers, Ross Thanks Ross! I definitely didn't plan to spend as much time on this as I ended up doing but honestly it was so enjoyable I just got carried away. I agree about the holder, a lot of clones I end up not even using theirs but this one is great 👍🏼 |
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Post by Ward on Oct 19, 2023 12:43:00 GMT -6
Great work Josh; that was a lot of your day right there. Really nice that it's got a great holder as most of today's clones are seriously lacking in that dept. Cheers, Ross Thanks Ross! I definitely didn't plan to spend as much time on this as I ended up doing but honestly it was so enjoyable I just got carried away. I agree about the holder, a lot of clones I end up not even using theirs but this one is great 👍🏼 Which tube is in it, Josh? Nuvsitor 7586? or a GE 6072? OR --------?? |
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Post by seawell on Oct 19, 2023 12:48:47 GMT -6
Thanks Ross! I definitely didn't plan to spend as much time on this as I ended up doing but honestly it was so enjoyable I just got carried away. I agree about the holder, a lot of clones I end up not even using theirs but this one is great 👍🏼 Which tube is in it, Josh? Nuvsitor 7586? or a GE 6072? OR --------?? I haven't opened this one up but I think I recall mics mentioning somewhere that it is a Raytheon NOS 5784wb. |
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Post by paulcheeba on Oct 20, 2023 3:19:18 GMT -6
I ordered a pair of the capsules for my hand made 251.
It won’t get better. Aluminium sputtered.
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Post by vvvooojjj on Oct 20, 2023 3:33:59 GMT -6
Thanks! You're spot on, a 67 style mic is the best fit I've found for my voice and I've tried close to every mic ever made haha. I think a combo of a BC12A and a BU67 would cover just about anything you could throw at it for sure. Oh yes! BC12A and BU67 for instuments and voice and then track drums somewhere else. No need for big mic locker to be honest. |
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Post by drumsound on Oct 20, 2023 15:20:53 GMT -6
Thanks! You're spot on, a 67 style mic is the best fit I've found for my voice and I've tried close to every mic ever made haha. I think a combo of a BC12A and a BU67 would cover just about anything you could throw at it for sure. Oh yes! BC12A and BU67 for instuments and voice and then track drums somewhere else. No need for big mic locker to be honest. I'll track drums for you if you need. |
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Post by ab101 on Nov 17, 2023 17:52:10 GMT -6
My pair are here. (Hmmm - poetic!)
Stunning looks. Cases are fantastic and show that someone really cared about the design. Compact and effective.
Now to try them out.
Love the new logo too!
By the way, Ben even has his logo on the strong packing tape!
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Post by paulcheeba on Nov 17, 2023 18:34:35 GMT -6
This mic sounds great (in the video). Anyone notice Ben's 12 and 251 kits? Lookin' good!!! Nice pre-built PSU as well. A pretty sweet deal there. Where? |
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Post by kcatthedog on Nov 17, 2023 18:52:34 GMT -6
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Post by plinker on Nov 17, 2023 18:57:49 GMT -6
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Post by paulcheeba on Nov 17, 2023 19:47:56 GMT -6
Oh those, there was an issue with the ones I wanted. |
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Post by kcatthedog on Nov 17, 2023 19:51:10 GMT -6
All in,the kits aren’t cheap !
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Post by ab101 on Nov 21, 2023 17:42:23 GMT -6
Loving the Bc12a mics. Well matched. Super build. High end is sweet and more full bodied than the Austrian Audio OC818s.
And a lot of detail while still being flattering on vocals!
Very impressed!
I think I am selling my Upton 251.
Thanks Ben and Veronica!
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Post by drumsound on Nov 21, 2023 22:58:27 GMT -6
Loving the Bc12a mics. Well matched. Super build. High end is sweet and more full bodied than the Austrian Audio OC818s. And a lot of detail while still being flattering on vocals! Very impressed! I think I am selling my Upton 251. Thanks Ben and Veronica! Did you get tube or FET models? |
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Post by ab101 on Nov 21, 2023 23:14:39 GMT -6
Loving the Bc12a mics. Well matched. Super build. High end is sweet and more full bodied than the Austrian Audio OC818s. And a lot of detail while still being flattering on vocals! Very impressed! I think I am selling my Upton 251. Thanks Ben and Veronica! Did you get tube or FET models? Tube. I was a little hesitant because I was worried about capturing enough detail and I thought maybe the tube would be too "round" so to speak. But not the case here. This has just the right amount of detail and yet being euphonic. And after thinking about it, if I wanted more detail, I would probably go with a Josephson E22s (toms, hand-drums tabla), or DPA/Schoeps on a rich grand piano. (If I wanted to make a grand piano a little richer, I think these might prove to be preferable to the schoeps, dpas.) And if I was doing it over again with SDC mic purchases, I would be strongly considering the new SDC offerings of Samar. But these are detailed an euphonic enough for vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin family instruments, etc. I was also surprised how heavy these are for their relatively small size. And fortunately, Ben has great shock mounts for these (meaning the shock mounts fit well and work fine - nothing fancy but designed for these mics). And one last thing, the power supply is the smallest that I have but they are doing great. If I had one more wish on these, it would be a little light on the power supply, but something has to go when saving thousands of dollars from a vintage AKG 12a.  Now the next Beesneez purchases are going to be a pair of BU67 with the versatile switching. P.S. Seeing the new logo in person, it looks great, classy, and should no longer be an issue to anyone. |
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Post by mics on Nov 22, 2023 3:02:07 GMT -6
Loving the Bc12a mics. Well matched. Super build. High end is sweet and more full bodied than the Austrian Audio OC818s. And a lot of detail while still being flattering on vocals! Very impressed! I think I am selling my Upton 251. Thanks Ben and Veronica! Did you get tube or FET models? You are very welcome! Thanks for giving us a go! Thanks . |
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Post by ragan on Jan 22, 2024 11:41:08 GMT -6
I’ve been impressed with what I’ve heard of these. Just ordered one.
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Post by ragan on Mar 17, 2024 10:37:55 GMT -6
The BC12a ended up being way too bright on me. I think this will stick a fork in me trying to get a C12/251 style mic to work on my voice.
I did basically like the mic though. Build quality felt great. Noise floor was a little higher than I would have liked but I don’t think it would have been truly problematic. I’m used to my 67 which is like dead silent, so a lot of other mics’ self noise tend to stick out to me.
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LOL 
