Any input on the MXL 4000?

[sdmaas]

As a preface, I know the importance of a quality mic and I would never sacrafice quality for a cost, but is this mic anything worth looking at? The SOS review claims it is a decent mic.

Here it is.....

I see MF is selling the MXL 4000 (which MF claims retails at $1,200 or so) and the MXL 603s together for $199. Has anyone used these mics? Mostly the MXL 4000; I am not so much worried about the 603, for I have a set of pencil condensers that blow them out of the water already. Any equal comparison?

_-ScOttY-_

[sdmaas]

Has anyone heard about these?

[sdmaas]

Not to keep posting in my own thread, but i just read that the MXL 4000 and the Sterling ST77 are essentially the same mic. I compared the specs and here's what I found:

MXL MXL 4000

Preamp: Class---------------A FET
Polar Patterns: Cardioid, Hyper-Cardioid, Omnidirectional, and Figure eight
Frequency Response: ---------20-20kHz
Equivalent Noise: ------------18dB SPL
Sensitivity: -----------------28mV/Pa
Maximum SPL: --------------134dB
Typical Load Impedance: ------>500 ohms
Output Source Impedance: -----200 ohms transformer isolated
Power: ---------------------Phantom Power

Sterling ST77

Preamp---------------Class-A FET
Polar Patterns Fixed: ----Cardioid
Frequency Response-----20-20kHz
Equivalent Noise--------18dB SPL
Sensitivity-------------28mV/Pa
Maximum SPL----------134dB
Typical Load Impedance-->500 ohms
Output Source Impedance--200 ohms transformer isolated
Dimensions-------------9.5” long, 2.4” max. diameter
Weight----------------2.0 lbs.
Power-----------------Phantom Power

Both have 8 micron gold sputtered diaphragm.....