Red5 budget microphones - opinions?

[OriginalJambo]

It is an el cheapo Chinese LDC.

It doesn't sound like one though. It's not the same ballpark as a low-end MXL or AT2020 I'll bet.

It has a relatively uncoloured character and should suit a wide range of male and female vocal styles without imposing too much of its own character on the sound. Even so, it still manages to exude a little of that old large-diaphragm flattery and airiness.

Which is almost exactly what I said.

Killedaway - to give you an idea I'll post this. Guess which mic is the MXL and which is the Red5?

Microphone A
Microphone B

[killedaway]

Killedaway - to give you an idea I'll post this. Guess which mic is the MXL and which is the Red5?

Microphone A
Microphone B

you left the files labeled!

but yes, i listened to those earlier in this thread and was shocked at the difference. the sax on the V63M sounds so distant! pushed all the way to the back, so to speak. the vocal also seems extremely hyped in the upper frequencies, and really nasal-y. i never would've suspected it was adding that much color.