Superlux S241 5-stars Reviews

On a budjet ?

If your on a budget and you need a good tool ..stop looking

Way better than expected

when I bought these mics I wasn't expecting much, I just needed something to work with and I was short on cash. Boy was I surprised by the quality used them for everything from drums to guitar to voice and they never let me down. Used them inside and outside they're sturdy and reliable.

if you're on a budget these are a great buy

very good

very good for the price, sounds like a much more expensive microphone

great

Get one, get two!!! you won't be disappointed.

Good all around microphone

I use Superlux S241 as all-around mic for video production for couple of month.

It`s sensitivity is good enough to record detail ambience.

Bulid in attenuator helps to avoid clipping on rock concerts etc.

Thanks to massive brass made body the handling noise is low, which gives

possibility to use this mic as handheld interview microphone.

Integrated high-pass filter reduses the unnesessary low-end tones

(under the human voice), which is good for interview.

Mic itsself, shock mount, pop-filter and wind shield are nicely paked in foam

padded small plastic case.

The noise floor (at least in my very case) is not that low. I`ve made some "silent" tests

of S241 vs my two hyper cardioid Oktavas MK-012. The difference is notisable. Therefore I woudn`t use this mic for quiet night soundscapes. As for average situations it is absolutely OK.

High end (around 10 kHz) is bit too hot, (easy to fix in post if needed).

- Will I continue to use S241 for videoproduction?

- Sure.

- Will I use one as dialogue mic for movie?

- No.

- You can not afforde Soeps, DPA and other big brothers? Or, you`d like

to have good mic for very low price?

- Go for it, you`ll have no regreds.

Great Value Condenser Microphone

I've used this microphone now in a number of situations - mainly for recording and it is really very good value and does a very reasonable job for not a lot of money. It would be suitable for drum overheads, acoustic guitar and, in fact, most acoustic instruments, has a pretty good response and low self-noise.

S241 - good surprise

Very good mic, with gain better than Oktava MK012 (cardiod capsule), It has lome frequency lift about 6-8 kHz, useful on dull instrument (classical guitar).Sound is much better than my Behringer c-2 condenser mic. You also get useful suspension for use on stage, and pop filter. I would buy another one to have a pair for stereo recording. I also have Oktava, EV, Shure mic.

Condenser on a budget

I don't use this condenser very often but when I do find occasion to do so, it really comes into its own.

The first time I ever used it was in an old Carmelite chapel with very high ceilings and stone walls and floors. Naturally this was a technical nightmare as it was just ripe for feedback and ringing echoes. However, I needed to capture a group of female voices and no chance to individually mic them up as I perhaps would have preferred. My only other choice with my limited gear was this condenser but I wasn't very hopeful of good results. Actually it picked up the voices wonderfully and cleanly and really suited the female choral voice. I was able to 'surf' the echoes and actually create an effect in the room that made it sound like there was a much bigger group singing. This gave me confidence to use it more often.

Second use was in a youth worship event where I had a very new singer; perfectly good voice but completely untrained in microphone technique and posture. So instead, to allow her the freedom to just sing, I set her up with this instead. Again, picked her up with no problem.

I think my only complaint is fitting the pop shield holder onto the mic - it seems to clash somewhat with the shockmount making it quite difficult to attach.

The low cut and attenuator switches are very useful for minimising microphone stand handling noise and general ambient noise in the room.