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The CAD E100S is a supercardioid condenser microphone featuring a large diaphragm and the lowest noise floor in its class. It has a bootstrapped, full differential Quadra-FET front end and CAD’s proprietary circuitry to enhance recording quality Read More
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keyboard_arrow_downMikedel
58
Jun 13, 2017
Reposting from a previous Drop. Here is my massdrop-purchased e100s compared with about 10 other mics of all varieties, including a Neumann TLM103, a Rode NT1a and a Shure SM7B
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgIrllMeqrU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgIrllMeqrU
Blackthanos
0
Jun 4, 2018
You basically said what I was thinking. Why they haven't taken the obvious step of hiring him as a spokesperson or some type of public relations Ambassador for the company is beyond me. (At the very least a thanks, you saved us a ton in promotion one time payment..lol.) The only reason I even know about the mic is because of him and like you I am now in the market for one while at the same time secretly praying they have the QC issue under control by now.
MagePro.Studios
0
Jun 3, 2020
MikedelOK, need more of these. Any idea when Drop is going to offer these again?
loosecannon
16
Apr 14, 2017
Got mine today. No sound issues.
Edit: Made a quick sound test if anyone's interested https://youtu.be/bwgBeRvnank
Edit: Made a quick sound test if anyone's interested https://youtu.be/bwgBeRvnank
r3gan3
17
Apr 29, 2017
radioguy89 & loosecannon...I saw these (the Marantz MPM-1000U & MPM-2000U Microphones) were just dropped and I was wondering if either of you have had ANY experience with either of these 2 mics? I know the quality is significantly less than the CAD mic here and the Marantz mics are not condenser mics but, I was curious what these Marantz mics could do...or if these (like 1 post stated) were simply quality Skype microphones? Thanks for any feedback you can provide!
loosecannon
16
May 3, 2017
r3gan3Simply put, invest in an XLR mic. USB mics are for hobbists. I learned on a Samson C01u. You'll quickly realize that even though it had a relatively low initial cost, that landing work with a USB mic is reaaaaalllly difficult. Unless you figure out a work around, you'll very limited control of your audio.
If I had to do it all over again (while staying relatively budget friendly), I'd pick up an AT2020 and a Zoom H5.
Mike D posts here sometimes, but he sold me on that recorder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7NI6RvSK-Q&t=587s You can record anywhere with it. The only change I would have made to his guide is the mic. If this is your first time picking up a mic get something ~$100 like the AT2020. You'll learn to work with the mic, deal with noise and develop better mic technique. Then you can pick up an e100s or a 416.
TL;DR Don't buy a USB mic if you want to be a voice over artist. Buy an AT2020 and Zoom H5 and learn .
If I had to do it all over again (while staying relatively budget friendly), I'd pick up an AT2020 and a Zoom H5.
Mike D posts here sometimes, but he sold me on that recorder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7NI6RvSK-Q&t=587s You can record anywhere with it. The only change I would have made to his guide is the mic. If this is your first time picking up a mic get something ~$100 like the AT2020. You'll learn to work with the mic, deal with noise and develop better mic technique. Then you can pick up an e100s or a 416.
TL;DR Don't buy a USB mic if you want to be a voice over artist. Buy an AT2020 and Zoom H5 and learn .
Rochambeaux
348
Feb 21, 2017
Would this be good enough for my Twitch and Youtube videos? I get over 10 viewers sometimes and want to make sure my productions are of the highest quality.
walter.m.williams
12
Mar 30, 2017
RochambeauxSounds like you need a Rode NTG mike...it's a boom mic shotgun style with great audio pick up and way cheaper than any equivalent Sennheiser. Plus it's top shelf Aussie quality!
Rochambeaux
348
Mar 30, 2017
walter.m.williamsApparently my sarcasm was laid on too heavily to be detected.. :)
Mikedel
58
Apr 21, 2017
In case anyone is interested I made a video where I compare my e100s to every single mic in my mic locker -- including a Neumann TLM 103, a Sennheiser MHK 416, a Rode NT1-a and others:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgIrllMeqrU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgIrllMeqrU
chirospasm
15
Aug 11, 2017
Noise floor is AMAZINGLY low on my mic -- arrived a day or so ago. In a fairly acoustically treated space, with the gain cranked 2/3 of the way up, this thing is still dead silent. Hope everyone's experience is similar.
Oh, and: it's warm, neutral, and does wonders for my voice.
Oh, and: it's warm, neutral, and does wonders for my voice.
steveblizin
66
Aug 17, 2017
Ha! I just this minute received a "Blue" Universal Pop Filter. ($44 on Amazon) It's big, wide and metal so I expect it to be a good solution. It's only a problem when you're 6-8" off the mic, which is probably too close anyway. Another dead-simple but unattractive solution is to put a pencil in front of the mic and use a rubber band to hold it on. Not pretty - but it works. Try that first!
TK42DAN
7
Sep 26, 2017
So much want to pick this up, but am totally turned off by the number of QC problems being reported. You just shouldn’t feel like you’re playing the lottery with a $300 item.
TK42DAN
7
Sep 26, 2017
I know, right? Even at $299 it's a big purchase for us, and I'd just like to be more confident. I've even read/watched videos of people relaying support messages they received from CAD which were not encouraging. It's a great looking mic at a solid price point for so many people. They could dominate at that level with a little effort, especially given the number of YouTubers who review it. Still, I'm tempted. We'll see.
walter.m.williams
12
Mar 30, 2017
My business partner has told me that if there is one tiny scratch on the wooden box, we are both flying first class to the US on Qantas from Australia to confront the people at CAD. Seriously for this price they can paint the wooden box purple so long as our CAD E100S works as promised. So can the whingers butt out and let this Massdrop happen. Do you have any idea how hard it is to get one of these beauties for the Sound Proof Booth here at Studio54 Down Under? And these guys are will to ship for just over 50 bucks!
refuture
3
Apr 21, 2017
Very sorry to hear about your experience. My sympathies. I have no desire to further patronize CAD after hearing about this kind of customer non-service unless they come out and speak to the issues. Many companies don't realize the long-term damage it does to play the short game when it comes to customer service.
I don't want to leap to any conclusions yet, but whatever a company saves now by being slow or ignoring problems and customer requests, it costs a lot more in the long run not to do it, especially given the ripple effects of social media and online communities. This drop alone is not going to make or break the company, but I have a feeling the buyers' potency as commentators (or ambassadors, if CAD gets its act together) substantially exceeds its raw spending power. Anyway, I hope you'll continue to share news of your interactions (or lack) with the droppers here. Best of luck.
I don't want to leap to any conclusions yet, but whatever a company saves now by being slow or ignoring problems and customer requests, it costs a lot more in the long run not to do it, especially given the ripple effects of social media and online communities. This drop alone is not going to make or break the company, but I have a feeling the buyers' potency as commentators (or ambassadors, if CAD gets its act together) substantially exceeds its raw spending power. Anyway, I hope you'll continue to share news of your interactions (or lack) with the droppers here. Best of luck.
walter.m.williams
12
May 6, 2017
Hi again, my CAD E100S has finally landed in Oz and is hard wired into my Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 (2nd gen) through Mogami Gold Pro Studio xlr cable going down to the iMac 27 using TwistedWave audio edit Studio and is sounding pretty awesome.
It doesn't like too much gain that's when noise levels increase, but luckily I have a big booming bass voice that means high noon is usually where the gain sits even with close proximity sessions.
The beautiful wooden box is totally
unblemished and is a tribute to the craftsmen who make it.
This US designed and built mic is just as good as my secret weapon Marshall MXL 35 Gold.
Maybe even a little better on my bass
bottom end.
It's only as big as my iPhone 6 Plus but if it can handle recording a jet it can cope with my hard sell reads as well as my soft sell ones.
Thank you Massdrop for delivering a great mic at a stupid price.
bhgemini
13
Jul 31, 2017
I took the chance, but had called their sales line first. The man I spoke to, claimed it was just uninformed Massdrop people who bought it, then saw a complaint video, and jumped on a slam-wagon. He claimed they didn't have the right equipment, cables, or environment, and that that caused noise. He then directed me to watch Booth Junkie's comparison to the Neumann, and see how quiet Mike thought it was. I said yes, he did, but that was after Mike sent it back two times to get it fixed. No explanation about quality issues, how many were impacted, or steps that fixed it. He just ended with buy it if you feel comfortable doing so, don't if you don't.
Scoobis
11
Aug 1, 2017
bhgeminiSad that we have to "take a chance" or even feel that way. What a total miss by CAD they could turn this into a public reations WIN if they handled it right.
Funny cad sales mentioned booth junkies, as you pointd out, Mike from booth junkies had some go arounds with CAD on his original E100S, before they finaly did repair/replace it. There was another reviewer, Kadence got his from massdrop, it had noise, coulnt get cad to fix / replace it, and told him to return it to the seller, so he ended up returning it to massdrop for a refund. Ive seen some other reports of the issues reported by people who would know a bad cable / equipment from a bad mic. I'm not going to say its common, but common enough people are reporting this one particular issue.
Giving people a hard time over an issue or even a percieved issue is also extreemly bad customer service and PR. I've yet to read were cad has just taken care of the problem withouth somone needing to push cad to do it. But like most things, only the bad stuff gets reported, seldom the good stuff. So i am taking those experiences with a grain of salt.
I dont understand some companies though, it is VERY bad PR also for sales people / CAD to not own this problem, and fix it and say its fixed. blaming it on cables, or inexperienced operators does nothing good for their credability. I'm not saying that some of the reports are not as they discribe. but we know of enough reports from people who know what there doing, that they shouln't be trying to make anyone belive it has not been an issue.
They could easily gain a lot of credability by just getting out in front of this and saying if anyone has this issue we will exchange the mic no quesitons asked. if corse it would make a lot of sense for them to insure that the repalcement mic was as quiet as it is supposed to be. Id bet that would boost ther sales as it would give people a confedence level. And frankly i doubt they would get that many sent in. and sonone who did could say what a good expereince they ahd with CAD.
Here is the thing, we know there an excellent mic hand built, in the usa. I can accept a certan % chance of an issue, and i think most who have particiapted in the drop are aware of the possibility. All i think any of us would expect is that if you happen to get one with a problem that CAD just take care of it. Sure we love to see a 0% issue rate with any product, but the next best thing is great customer service.
My benchmark for self noise is my rode NT1A, which is pretty darn quiet though the CAD is supposed to be quieter. If it is noiser then my Rode, they will certianly be hearing form me and if it is quieter, i'l certanly say so here.
Funny cad sales mentioned booth junkies, as you pointd out, Mike from booth junkies had some go arounds with CAD on his original E100S, before they finaly did repair/replace it. There was another reviewer, Kadence got his from massdrop, it had noise, coulnt get cad to fix / replace it, and told him to return it to the seller, so he ended up returning it to massdrop for a refund. Ive seen some other reports of the issues reported by people who would know a bad cable / equipment from a bad mic. I'm not going to say its common, but common enough people are reporting this one particular issue.
Giving people a hard time over an issue or even a percieved issue is also extreemly bad customer service and PR. I've yet to read were cad has just taken care of the problem withouth somone needing to push cad to do it. But like most things, only the bad stuff gets reported, seldom the good stuff. So i am taking those experiences with a grain of salt.
I dont understand some companies though, it is VERY bad PR also for sales people / CAD to not own this problem, and fix it and say its fixed. blaming it on cables, or inexperienced operators does nothing good for their credability. I'm not saying that some of the reports are not as they discribe. but we know of enough reports from people who know what there doing, that they shouln't be trying to make anyone belive it has not been an issue.
They could easily gain a lot of credability by just getting out in front of this and saying if anyone has this issue we will exchange the mic no quesitons asked. if corse it would make a lot of sense for them to insure that the repalcement mic was as quiet as it is supposed to be. Id bet that would boost ther sales as it would give people a confedence level. And frankly i doubt they would get that many sent in. and sonone who did could say what a good expereince they ahd with CAD.
Here is the thing, we know there an excellent mic hand built, in the usa. I can accept a certan % chance of an issue, and i think most who have particiapted in the drop are aware of the possibility. All i think any of us would expect is that if you happen to get one with a problem that CAD just take care of it. Sure we love to see a 0% issue rate with any product, but the next best thing is great customer service.
My benchmark for self noise is my rode NT1A, which is pretty darn quiet though the CAD is supposed to be quieter. If it is noiser then my Rode, they will certianly be hearing form me and if it is quieter, i'l certanly say so here.
WombatPete
4
Jul 29, 2017
Anyone know - is there a recorder similar to the Zoom H5 but cheaper? Pricey first set-up.
chirospasm
15
Jul 30, 2017
The Zoom's interface for recording is a little easier to use, can record at a partly higher frequency (96k vs 48k) than the Saramonic, on some versions you can plug more than one mic in / connect it to a computer via USB, on some versions you have access to built-in effects, and you can always use the Zoom's built in mic in a pinch if traveling without one. The Zoom H4N ($189 at AMZN), for instance, is going to cost more because of these added features. This CAD mic we're all excited about will need 48V to work properly (and it, interestingly, includes batteries in case a preamp isn't available), so either recording device (Zoom or Saramon) will work well to keep that mic doing what it needs to be doing. Zoom allows you to set the preamp/gain; the Saramon also lets you set the preamp/gain. No real difference there -- other than the preamp is super clean on both. If you have the money available, I would recommend the Zoom H4N (not the pro version) as a great starter recording device. However, the Saramonic will work just fine for you needs, I suspect, as well.
WombatPete
4
Jul 30, 2017
chirospasmFor anyone reading this, I think this review is very helpful (although it's not in the title, it hits the H5, too). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJCjbLw5Lh8
SpendthriftMonk
8
Jul 12, 2017
Received my CAD E100s, and I must say that I am quite pleased with it. There is what appears to be a little bit of scuffing on lower portion of the mic, but besides that I really haven't had any issues with it. Hopefully CAD has gotten a better handle on this self-noise issue so many were reporting. I did a short video showcasing the mic and how it sounds as another reference point for those who are on the fence about whether or not to purchase this particular microphone.
https://youtu.be/lzCUj1zT7NE
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