Longevity of mic brands

[JimL]

I'm about to buy a lot of mics in the $150 to $400 range. Some
dynamics, some condensers, some shotguns.

There's many models that fit my performance and price specs - every
manufacturer seems to have at least one mic in each of my categories.

To narrow down the field a little, and because I keep my equipment a
long time, I am wondering about longevity, i.e., which brands tend to
fall apart even though you've treated them gently and stored them out of
the rain?

JimL

[George Gleason]

JimL <AApap...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:39BCA5B5...@earthlink.net...

> I'm about to buy a lot of mics in the $150 to $400 range. Some
> dynamics, some condensers, some shotguns.

You wont get much in the way of good condensors on your budget
but any mike from a major mfgr will hold up
it is easier to get service if you buy mics made in or at least have a
service center in the country you live in
George

[Key Audio (Kenneth Kareta)]

JimL wrote:

> To narrow down the field a little, and because I keep my equipment a
> long time, I am wondering about longevity, i.e., which brands tend to
> fall apart even though you've treated them gently and stored them out of
> the rain?

I had some EV ND457 vocal mics, that seemed to loose their high end after a
while. It's been said that they've found a workaround for this in more recent
vocal models. I later purchased some ND 468 drum mics and they seem to be
working fine thus far, had them for just shy of 2 years now .. their drum mics
have always been a favorite of mine.

That's the *only* mic series I've ever had any deterioration issues with,
without any visible physical damage first.
--
Ken Kareta, Owns,.
Key Audio Services