Omni Mic Options

[Vic]

Hi All,

I am spending some time in liverpool Childrens Hospital (UK) this year and part of what I will be doing is some field recordings in the Intensive Care Unit.

I am thinking of buying a pair of omni's for this (as one part of the kit).

I spoke to BeesNeez and they can make their Lulu Fet's omni for me.

I am wondering if this is the best choice and wonder if anyone has any other thoughts of omnis at around this level/cost?

Vic

[gigpiglet]

you can usually pick up KM83 at good prices (less than 84) cause they are a bit less desirable..

[Vic]

The BeesNeez Lulu's are pretty well priced at $1148 for a pair.

Vic

[Chinagraf]

I've heard good things about this mob's CM3 cardioid, this is thier omni..
http://www.lineaudio.se/OM1.html

[Paul Maybury]

Little Blondies are very good too.
http://littleblondie.com/

[Vic]

I've heard good things about those Little Blondies. haven't tried them though.

Has anyone else tried them?

Vic

[Alistair]

Little Blondies are nice (and cheap!) but have a bit too much self noise for quiet things. I'd be a little wary using them for field recordings.

[cLoudBase]

These mini omni's are so cheap it' almost hurts.
I've had a pair for a few years, currently hung from a venue ceiling for crowd mics.
http://www.karmamics.com/shop/K-Micro-Matched-Pair.html