I hate going into Long&McQuade. Bunch of sleazy hard-sales types or braindead idiots (go ask for some help with the synths). Well, of course, and the prerequisite arrogant music shop guys, too.
Lovely folk in the violin section, though, don't think they get many people up there. Last time I was there, I swear had I stayed 5 minutes longer they would have offered me tea.
Canada gets its own budget condenser mic!
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- KVRAF
- 1981 posts since 26 Oct, 2003 from Toronto
The only thing worse than going into their 'main store' (Ossington/Bloor) is going into their wee little Parking Lot there! 
Why they don't turn that into a outdoor cafe where all the wannabees and losers waiting for their credit to clear can sit there and smoke all day, I don't know?
Why they don't turn that into a outdoor cafe where all the wannabees and losers waiting for their credit to clear can sit there and smoke all day, I don't know?
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- KVRAF
- 12235 posts since 18 Aug, 2003
But then no one would be left to get in your way when you're trying to check out gear.Steven West wrote:Why they don't turn that into a outdoor cafe where all the wannabees and losers waiting for their credit to clear can sit there and smoke all day, I don't know?
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- KVRAF
- 1981 posts since 26 Oct, 2003 from Toronto
- But I'm just trying to buy a cheap Canadian mic is all!!!Ah, f**k it! If Steve's can survive all this time without parking - I 'm going there.
Are we all named Steve in this city, or what?
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 4892 posts since 3 Jan, 2003 from Vancouver
Oh, come on; you know the classic joke, don't you? Canada Post charges $0.49 to mail a letter. That's $0.01 postage and $0.48 storage. Get it? Get it? Because it takes so damn long for them to get anything anywhere - it must be mostly storage they're charging for!Steven West wrote:And don't let Canada Post rape you either. (Storage Fees?
Here's a great story about Canada Post's inefficiency. Two letters mailed out from downtown Vancouver to two suburbs. Both suburbs take 30/45 minutes to drive to. One letter arrived THREE DAYS later than the other.
I've been keeping track of the package's "progress." Thursday night it was received. Friday night it was looked at. That is all.
Canada Post can sing into MY microphone, if you know what I mean...
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- KVRian
- 868 posts since 2 Jan, 2003 from In the foothills of the Rocky Mountains
hence, we have come full circle.Canada Post can sing into MY microphone, if you know what I mean...
dano
"In a sky full of people, only some want to fly,
Isn’t that crazy?"
Isn’t that crazy?"
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- KVRAF
- 12977 posts since 29 Sep, 2003 from Ottawa, Canada
How can you possibly have expected $10 cans to sound any good? 
I've looked at the Apex 460, and it's sitting up in the top of my list of budget microphones to buy. Comes with PSU and selectable pattern.
Since my other 2 budget choices (the Studio Projects B1 and the Behringer B1) aren't rated all that highly, either, I don't know that I'll notice the difference from one version of 'cheap-ass' to the other.
Greg
I've looked at the Apex 460, and it's sitting up in the top of my list of budget microphones to buy. Comes with PSU and selectable pattern.
Since my other 2 budget choices (the Studio Projects B1 and the Behringer B1) aren't rated all that highly, either, I don't know that I'll notice the difference from one version of 'cheap-ass' to the other.
Greg
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- KVRAF
- 1981 posts since 26 Oct, 2003 from Toronto
Because the $10 cans were originally $20 to begin with. Plus, I'm too lazy to get my nice Sennheiser cans fixed. (Stupid pads are like trying to find truffles in kitty litter. )
Okay, I see what you mean Pough. I got no bone with Canada Post myself - Canada Customs, I'd like to use as 'personal mic case', if you know what I mean? 
Plus, I'm too lazy to get my nice Sennheiser cans fixed. (Stupid pads are like trying to find truffles in kitty litter. )Okay, I see what you mean Pough.
I got no bone with Canada Post myself - Canada Customs, I'd like to use as 'personal mic case', if you know what I mean? -
- KVRist
- 113 posts since 18 Jun, 2002 from Canada
Thanks pough for the clarification on the graph. I wasn't looking closely enough. It does seem good. Hmmm, one or two?
On Apex, I got the 430 large diaphram mic and am very happy with it. I've compared it to a friend's MAudio mics and it seems to be the same. I got the mic, a cable and the taxes for under two hundred $s so I figure it was good value. The darker sound of the KEL is interesting though. I was trying to record my daughter's sax playing and found the Apex to be sort of fizzy. I wound up with my old Sennheiser MD421 and it sounded great.
For what it's worth Long and McQuade are a pain out here in Western Canada too. We had a nice local store that got franchised back in their big expansion. You can't communicate with anyone there anymore. Out here they don't stock much, so they are basically an order counter to me. That's why I sometimes bring up the topic of the lack of Canadian music web stores. I've been to the shops in Toronto and at least you can go in and demo all the great new stuff. They survive here because they have the lowest prices.
On Apex, I got the 430 large diaphram mic and am very happy with it. I've compared it to a friend's MAudio mics and it seems to be the same. I got the mic, a cable and the taxes for under two hundred $s so I figure it was good value. The darker sound of the KEL is interesting though. I was trying to record my daughter's sax playing and found the Apex to be sort of fizzy. I wound up with my old Sennheiser MD421 and it sounded great.
For what it's worth Long and McQuade are a pain out here in Western Canada too. We had a nice local store that got franchised back in their big expansion. You can't communicate with anyone there anymore. Out here they don't stock much, so they are basically an order counter to me. That's why I sometimes bring up the topic of the lack of Canadian music web stores. I've been to the shops in Toronto and at least you can go in and demo all the great new stuff. They survive here because they have the lowest prices.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 4892 posts since 3 Jan, 2003 from Vancouver
Which Long and McQuade? I have a friend who works at the Downtown Vancouver one, so I can at least get some decent service there. I also have a friend who works at the downtown Tom Lee. Maybe you should check out Tom Lee. I think they guarantee the lowest price.
The thing about L&M is their sales staff is non-commission. So they just don't give a f**k. I've heard stories about them telling customers that they don't have a certain product just because they want the customer to go away. They send the annoying customers to Tom Lee.
The thing about L&M is their sales staff is non-commission. So they just don't give a f**k. I've heard stories about them telling customers that they don't have a certain product just because they want the customer to go away. They send the annoying customers to Tom Lee.
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- KVRian
- 1112 posts since 17 Jul, 2003 from Kauai, HI
Try to look at it from my point of veiw--at least you guys HAVE stores! Live on Kauai for a few years if you want to learn what starving to death is like--no music stores here.
I made my son take me to Frye's and to Guitar Center and Sam Ash when I visted him last month in Hollywood (drove right past that Jack in the Box someone mentions in his sig). It's like I was sucking up the store air trying to take it home with me. Hardware! Software! EVERY WARE!
Pough--Why are you going to Japan without me?
Tom
I made my son take me to Frye's and to Guitar Center and Sam Ash when I visted him last month in Hollywood (drove right past that Jack in the Box someone mentions in his sig). It's like I was sucking up the store air trying to take it home with me. Hardware! Software! EVERY WARE!
Pough--Why are you going to Japan without me?
Tom
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- KVRer
- 18 posts since 18 Oct, 2004
Greeting all and Mr. pough sir,
I have been looking all over the Internet to find one person who has actually tried this mic. Someone over at the nTrack forum,
http://ntrack.com/ntrackforum/index.html
stumbled on your thread.
So now we are waiting for your reaction too.
You could sell a pile of mics for KEL, or not I guess, depending on your reaction.
Thanks,
Doug W
I have been looking all over the Internet to find one person who has actually tried this mic. Someone over at the nTrack forum,
http://ntrack.com/ntrackforum/index.html
stumbled on your thread.
So now we are waiting for your reaction too.
You could sell a pile of mics for KEL, or not I guess, depending on your reaction.
Thanks,
Doug W
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 4892 posts since 3 Jan, 2003 from Vancouver
Doug W wrote:So now we are waiting for your reaction too.
You could sell a pile of mics for KEL, or not I guess, depending on your reaction.
I don't do well with responsibility. Just ask all my former girlfriends and employers!Isn't it obvious? It's because you're not coming!SaviorNeeded wrote:Pough--Why are you going to Japan without me?
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- KVRian
- 1112 posts since 17 Jul, 2003 from Kauai, HI
hmmm...I get your point. I suppose that means I'll be the only one here at KvR pretty soon...
Have a nice time in Japan, everyone!
Tom
Have a nice time in Japan, everyone! Tom-
- Banned
- 12367 posts since 30 Apr, 2002 from i might peeramid
wanna trad places? there are like 8 gear stores in tucson :D
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