Mic Info Needed

[paully]

I'm looking to replace an older U-87 which is starting to show it's age, and came across an article in Keyboard Mag for the SE Electronics Gemini.

 

http://www.seelectronics.com/Gemini.html

 

If the SE promo literature and the KB article's glowing review are for real, this might be my next mic. Wondering if anyone has hands-on experience with this model, or any of the SE products? Thanks, Paul

[GY]

I suggest you ask Klaus at his site. Use your full name when signing up. He's a great source regarding the U-87.

 

http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/index.php/f/33/0

[flyscots]

I can't help you with that level of microphone, but I do own 3 of SE's lower budget mics.

 

I have a pair of SE1As and most of the time I get great results with them. I'm very happy with them, especially consider how cheap they were.

 

I also have an SE2200A. This I am not convinced by. It is OK though and I know I can't expect miracles at the price I paid. One some occasions it has performed very well, but during one session a couple of weeks ago it bizarrely stopped working all of a sudden, giving me a tiny signal that was totally unusable. We checked and double checked every possibility that day and were baffled. However, I checked it again one last time before calling SE and it was fine again!

 

Like I said, I'm talking about their budget mics here so my experiences may not relate to your situation at all, but I thought I'd share them anyway!

 

Good luck

 

John Scott

[Philip OKeefe]

I reviewed three SE Electronics mics, including the Gemini and SE3300a, in the March 2005 issue of EQ.

 

http://www.eqmag.com/story.asp?sectioncode=39&storycode=5292