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dizz:
Found this great kick mic test on Youtube.

About 20 mics were tested.  Listen for yourself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOu1duZ35Nw

I'd never heard the Avantone before but it sort of stuck out to me (in a good way).  It's one of the affordable mics too  Maybe because the mic just before it sounded like tin but, it seemed to have a nice thump in the 100Hz range or so

I'm going to go back and check them out with earbuds to hear those lows better.  A video like this can only go so far as to tell you about a mics performance and properties but you can at least narrow the spectrum some.

Lol near the end of the video the drummer seemed to be getting tired.

Jon E:
Call me a tin ear, but for the most part they all sound fine to me.  A couple stuck out as different, but they were all OK in my book--even the one I use (thankfully).  Heck, even the SM57 seemed usable. I am no sound engineer, so my opinion might not mean much, but I think goes to show that the mic might not be the end all for getting a good kick sound.  Right? 8)

I noticed the guy getting tired too.

dizz:
Yeah the 57 didn't sound much different than anything else to my surprise, too. 

Bill Bachman:
I'm happy that my three favorites are the ones I own, beta 52, audix D6 and D4. I was ready to have buyer's remorse and end up covetous over something else.

Scott Hutton:
I'm a D6 fan but it was cool to hear all of these different mics and compare

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