First Negative ATR 2100 blog post

[Podnutter]

Wow This is the first person I have seen to give the art 2100 a negative review. Jeffrey Powers from Geekazine did a review.
http://www.geekazine.com/special/pod...00-vs-atr2500/

[mcphillips]

Different strokes for different folks.

[techzentv]

Based on his review of both mics I would not put much stock into his opinion.

[Dan Ortego]

I watched the video twice and for the life of me I can't see where he gave anything but an entirely objective demonstration. It wasn't negative, and it wasn't overly positive, it was just a demonstration.

[techzentv]

Videos are blocked where I am so I have not seen that yet, my comments were based on these comments:

The ATR2100 has a range of 50-15,000Hz, so deeper voices will not get a good full range.

(The ATR2500) The range is a little better – 30-15,000 Hz.

also

It’s also a great microphone if you are doing video and don’t want to have the mic visible – then it can sit 1-3 feet away.


It is common practice to roll off everything below 50Hz, for music vocals you should start between 60 and 70. So the fact that it has 20hz more in the low end means nothing. And the 50hz and below does not really have any effect on the deepness of someone's voice.

Also, it is saying that a condenser mic is better for podcasting. If the room is quiet it will work ok. And the comment about being 2 - 3 feet away will just cause really bad room noise to get any decent audio level.

That is the reason I said I would not think much about his review. I am not saying that the ATR2500 is junk or even that the AT2100 is better, I have not done a comparison. I can say that the ATR2100 that I have used does not sound muffled.

[Dan Ortego]

Not knowing the finer points of those specifications and his associated comments, I relied heavily on the video, which was quite effective in demonstrating how the two microphones differed in sound with the demonstrated distances to the elements.

Your points are well taken all the way around. I've only had one condenser Mic and it was an Apogee MiC, which in my opinion was quite shrill. In fact, I felt the same way with the PR40 (for my voice) so clearly, it is highly subjective as to what a person may prefer with their own particular voice and taste.

[MovieBuff]

Videos are blocked where I am so I have not seen that yet, my comments were based on these comments:

The ATR2100 has a range of 50-15,000Hz, so deeper voices will not get a good full range.

(The ATR2500) The range is a little better – 30-15,000 Hz.

also

It’s also a great microphone if you are doing video and don’t want to have the mic visible – then it can sit 1-3 feet away.


It is common practice to roll off everything below 50Hz, for music vocals you should start between 60 and 70. So the fact that it has 20hz more in the low end means nothing. And the 50hz and below does not really have any effect on the deepness of someone's voice.

Also, it is saying that a condenser mic is better for podcasting. If the room is quiet it will work ok. And the comment about being 2 - 3 feet away will just cause really bad room noise to get any decent audio level.

That is the reason I said I would not think much about his review. I am not saying that the ATR2500 is junk or even that the AT2100 is better, I have not done a comparison. I can say that the ATR2100 that I have used does not sound muffled.

Great post!
Is there a AT2100 in black?