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TONE

So, hear is my latest conundrum(well, perhaps that is a little bit of a  hyperbole)...
I enjoy my current system immensely, but do not actively compare it to others or seek listening to live music...I remain pleased with my systems dynamics, soundstage, detail, BUT am always wondering about TONE...being we all, more or less, have limited audio memory, I imagine only musicians who are regularly acquainted with the TRUE TONE of live instruments can recognize the accuracy of the TONE of an audio system....I guess I  kind of answered my own question, in saying I enjoy my system, BUT any advice/thoughts/suggestions about how one satisfies this concern?

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edcyn
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bdp24 -- While digging through my now dusty stash of recording/live performance equipment, I realize the microphones I used for the majority of my live recordings are an MXL V67 Q stereo mike and the microphones that are attached to my Zoom H4n Handy Recorder. Both pieces of equipment bought at Guitar Center in Sherman Oaks. What a zoo...if night quite as wild a zoo as the Guitar Center Hwd.  The SM58 was my vocal mike used in my rock-and-roll days.
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bdp24
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@edcyn: Small world; the Guitar Center in Sherman Oaks was only a 1/4 mile from the apartment I lived in during the 90's, and I was in there pretty regularly.

The SM58 is the industry standard mic for live vocals, but not for recording them. The Telefunken U47 (tube) is still the gold standard, but rare and expensive. A lot of studios have the solid state Telefunken, the U67.
speakermaster
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Tone is a tough thing to judge until you have a lot of hours of listening experience and finding the right gear to play the correct tonal quality is very tough especially in speakers for sure as well a amps and preamps so all i can say is trust your ears when you hear the right pieces you will know.
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