>low end stuff.  A Peavey mixer will withstand a lot more
  >abuse than a Midas or Neotek, for example, but the
there's one name I haven't heard in a while... used to work for a Neotek
dealer.  Great boards.. I know someone who had one custom-made for live.
  >difference in sound is pretty astonishing.  A SM58 will
  >definately take more abuse than any Neumann, but there is
  >the same difference in sound.
Yez, but zair not cherman.
  >also carried a few spares, since a U87 will generally last
  >only until the first time it gets dropped.
Ouch.
Once we set up a U67 and an AKG Tube into a Neotek through phones.  You
could hear someone snoring 5 flights up through the air ducts, with the
a/c on.  It was eerie.
 * SLMR 2.1a * Get on your feet and do the Funky Alphonso!
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