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jcstites · 05-24-2007, 10:10 PM

So I finally bought a Zoom H4. I was holding out for the h2, but just couldn't wait any longer. I love pretty much everything about it so far. The mics on it sound way better than expected.

I am curious if a set of condenser mics through the xlr inputs would sound better. My budget is really small for these though. I found some Behringer c2 condensers for $50 a pair. I am no expert when it comes to recording stuff, so I have no idea how good or bad these are.

Here are the mics in question - Behringer C2 Condenser Microphone from zZounds.com

They seem to have a pretty flat frequency response, so I could EQ it in soundforge or cubase. The manual has the frequency response bottom of the last page (http://cachepe.zzounds.com/media/C-2...d3fb776697.pdf)

Would these sound any better than the ones in the h4? I know the h4 has phantom power, but how much would a preamp help?

Please help a "n00b" :) Thanks!

05-24-2007, 10:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
jcstites Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 744	Mics for the Zoom H4 So I finally bought a Zoom H4. I was holding out for the h2, but just couldn't wait any longer. I love pretty much everything about it so far. The mics on it sound way better than expected. I am curious if a set of condenser mics through the xlr inputs would sound better. My budget is really small for these though. I found some Behringer c2 condensers for $50 a pair. I am no expert when it comes to recording stuff, so I have no idea how good or bad these are. Here are the mics in question - Behringer C2 Condenser Microphone from zZounds.com They seem to have a pretty flat frequency response, so I could EQ it in soundforge or cubase. The manual has the frequency response bottom of the last page (http://cachepe.zzounds.com/media/C-2...d3fb776697.pdf) Would these sound any better than the ones in the h4? I know the h4 has phantom power, but how much would a preamp help? Please help a "n00b" :) Thanks!