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Thanks for clarifying that! I totally understand why this would affect bass voices but why would this be a bad thing for a soprano? I never made that connection. Why would a soprano even notice a difference if the lower frequencies are what is affected?

Also thanks for defining the difference between cardioid and super cardioid!(where does hyper cardioid fit into this?) I knew the 104 had a smaller cone than the 105- but I had it backwards- I thought that cone was boosted rather than suppressed. I was thinking that a 105 would feedback MORE easily rather than less. Guess that's what a "singer" gets when she ends up stepping into the land of the soundman!

and here is the biggest indication I have NO clue about mic's other than some I like some I don't..."what is th difference between a condenser mic and a dynamic mic?" I know they operate differently- but I'm talking about the sound of the two. I was under the impression that the condenser is much more sensitive and can pick upt very subtle things in a voice...I thought dynamics were "the workhorses" that were durable and had a good- even great sound- but i didn't think they were in the same league as a condenser mic( based on the price they aren't- ) What benefits does a condenser have over a dynamic and vice versa? I've always used dynamic but as a show recently one of the other vocalists had a shure ksm9 and he ket me sing a song through hus mic- OMG! What a difference. I can't even explain it..if I were to describe the difference I'd say the ksm9 was 3 times juicier than my dynamic sennheiser 935. It literally took about 30% less effort to make the song sound like I wanted than it does on the 935- THAT's why i thought it would help me cutting through a loud mix. I've never gotten to use the Neumann but 3 different soundmen who are familiar with my voice have reccommended the 105 to me in the past 3 years. I figured it must be something in my voice that made them think that. but hey- I'm open to suggestions. I have both the ksm and the kms105 to try side by side in the store at the end of this week. I'm going to ask if i can use both at my jazz club to see them is actual action. But i am learning so much from this forum- thank you guys from the bottom of my heart!

so Tony...what do you think abou the idea of a dynamic mic that sounds like a condenser. When I was researching my mics- I kept running across soundguys who work for shows like America idol, the Today show, Jay leno...etc...and all of them seemed to be in agreement about a telefunken m80...they said is was a 250.00 mic that had the durability and feedback rejection since it;s a dynmic mic...but that it sounded like a condenser. How can that be- given that "sounding like a condenser" would also make it more likely to feed back if it was that sensitive ? Do I have that wrong? I'd be interested in hearing your...or anyone else's opinion...about the Telefunken m80. if it's that Good...I may have to replace my sennheiser 935 witf it as a back up mic for when I'm in crappy rooms with no soundman and lots of backwash noice..I KNOW my Shure would go nutz in a room like that. You even heard of it or even used one?