Sony C-37A & Sony C-800G

[geareyes]

Yo Guys,

Does anyone in Sydney have these guys lying around that they would lend out for a day??

I just wanted to play around with them to hear on my vox alongside some other mics!

Mike

[rick]

there are a few c37 around , phil punch has a drawer full
but outside the first run of c-800g that floated around as demo units when they were new i have never seen a sydney owner of a c800 - but in the ebay world who knows ..?

[geareyes]

I wonder if Phil's are P's or A's .....

I've never seen an 800 here either.You never never know who lurks around the Turtlerock traps though.

Having never sung into them, my taste buds are simply curious.

[rick]

they are As
i think we joked he paid the world record price to get a pair of them !

[geareyes]

Have you heard them Rick?

I think his mics come and visit me in my dreams.They told me they're killing for affection & to flirt with a mic stand again!

[rick]

you know even after he paid a gillian for them , i never saw the pair set up as a pair
i thought they looked cheap nasty and junky
i made a listening decision with my eyes figuring i could test them any old time
..wrong

that said outside the initial " look what i just bought" , phil never raved about them again

[Djembe]

I have a C37A which I love.
It has a natural compression to it, which tames a nasal voice like mine.
It doesn't have the high end sizzle of modern mics, but in fact is quite natural.
Some people may find this a bit dull in a busy mix, but a bit of a boost with ex-Rick's Pultec fixes that for me.
I'm a little bit wary of lending it out as the last time I did, it came back broke. I think it was just bad timing rather than any mishandling. Turned out it was just the tube. I have since replaced it with a nice NOS Mullard.
PM me and we can work something out.

[geareyes]

Cool Blair.I'll PM you in the next few days!

[norm]

Now if you were in WA. Have a nice pair of C-37A and a C-800G or for fun a Josephson C-720. Regards Norm

[geareyes]

HAHAHA Norm!

Is there a bigger tease lurking on Turtlerock than Norm??

I think not!!!

Enjoy your Sony orgy mate!

[rick]

[Manning]

So I presume in the past year no-one in Sydney acquired a C800G?

I'm very curious, but not too keen to plonk $10K without hearing one first...

[Paul Maybury]

I love my c38b's. Same capsule as the c37, but a fet amp.
I prefer it to pretty much every LDC I have heard. Mind you I haven't used a C37a... They are also still reasonably priced and available new.
Cheers,
Paul