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Philip Jecty · November 9th, 2005, 04:57 PM

what's the best bang for your buck, the audio technica at-897 or the sennheiser me66

Jay Rodriguez · December 12th, 2005, 02:06 PM

I have the audio technica at-897 and it's awesome

Jim Feeley · December 12th, 2005, 02:07 PM

Check out this thread for discussion of this.

<http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=55898>

Jim "not a fan of the ME66" Feeley

Marco Leavitt · December 12th, 2005, 03:17 PM

Personally, I think there's way too much ME66 bashing that goes on in these forums. At one time I owned both those mics and ended up selling the 897 and keeping the ME66. I think they're both nice mics. The ME66 seemed a little more directional, and crisp. The 897 sounded more natural and was a little better in interior environments, but neither one does well indoors. Overall, I felt the ME66 was more useful to me.

The 897 is definitely a better deal if you're just looking for a shotgun. But the ME series is modular. I've since bought a CS3e and never use the ME66 anymore, but I love the ME64. It's my favorite on-camera mic. Boomed, I definitely prefer the ME64 to the 897 in most indoor environments.

I think one reason so many people get turned off by the ME66 is that they use it incorrectly and try to make it work for every situation. There really is no magic mic like that. There's no point in investing in the ME series if you're not going to take advantage of it as a modular system. If you have phantom power, there are better sounding modular systems too.

November 9th, 2005, 04:57 PM	#1
Philip Jecty New Boot Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8	audio what's the best bang for your buck, the audio technica at-897 or the sennheiser me66

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Jay Rodriguez Regular Crew Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 80	I have the audio technica at-897 and it's awesome

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Jim Feeley Supports LPFM Radio Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern California USA Posts: 170	Check out this thread for discussion of this. <http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=55898> Jim "not a fan of the ME66" Feeley

December 12th, 2005, 03:17 PM	#4
Marco Leavitt Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Albany, NY 12210 Posts: 2,652	Personally, I think there's way too much ME66 bashing that goes on in these forums. At one time I owned both those mics and ended up selling the 897 and keeping the ME66. I think they're both nice mics. The ME66 seemed a little more directional, and crisp. The 897 sounded more natural and was a little better in interior environments, but neither one does well indoors. Overall, I felt the ME66 was more useful to me. The 897 is definitely a better deal if you're just looking for a shotgun. But the ME series is modular. I've since bought a CS3e and never use the ME66 anymore, but I love the ME64. It's my favorite on-camera mic. Boomed, I definitely prefer the ME64 to the 897 in most indoor environments. I think one reason so many people get turned off by the ME66 is that they use it incorrectly and try to make it work for every situation. There really is no magic mic like that. There's no point in investing in the ME series if you're not going to take advantage of it as a modular system. If you have phantom power, there are better sounding modular systems too.