bmfsnd Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Hi Everyone, For those of you who are wondering what the Voice Technologies VT5000 sounds like, I made a review for a tech website I'm freelancing for, "Bright Side of News" I'm pretty awkward in front of the camera, but the point of the video was to compare it side by side against a Sennheiser 416. 480p minimum on a non-mobile devices sounds best. Because of publisher deadlines I had to rush the review a bit. So I forgot to test the female voice, wind handling, and some other tests. For the most part, the VT5000 sounds a bit nasaly as if you're hearing a computer microphone across Skype. I also had to do a bit of audience hand-holding since the majority of the site's readers are into computer hardware, and not entertainment gear. If you have any other questions, I still have the mic with me, and can test what I can. Enjoy, Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundslikejustin Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 That's a fun and reasonably thorough review. I like that you did it in a various environments and mounted in a way location sound people would actually use it. Vt5000 sounds quite poor up against the 416. Oh, and your outside yelling voice sounds a bit like Ray Romano. Just sayin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmfsnd Posted June 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Oh, and your outside yelling voice sounds a bit like Ray Romano. Just sayin'. I've heard that before, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 That's a fun and reasonably thorough review. I like that you did it in a various environments and mounted in a way location sound people would actually use it. Vt5000 sounds quite poor up against the 416. Oh, and your outside yelling voice sounds a bit like Ray Romano. Just sayin'. I found just the opposite. The 416 sounded a bit muffled with a floppy low end. In a blind listening test I would choose the VT as the better overall sounding choice. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundslikejustin Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 I found just the opposite. The 416 sounded a bit muffled with a floppy low end. In a blind listening test I would choose the VT as the better overall sounding choice. Eric Horses for courses, I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmahaAudio Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Or for less money you can get the PSC shotgun since they are the same mic Which PSC mic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent R. Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 There's only one I know of: http://www.professionalsound.com/specs/sgm1.htm Is that right? That's actually a quite "old" mic. Around for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmfsnd Posted June 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Or for less money you can get the PSC shotgun since they are the same mic Oh really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Reineke Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 That was very informative Matt. I hear the VT brighter than a (unmentioned) AT4073, but less so than the 416 , which may be good TV prod.. I certainly appreciate your shootout.. time and effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymz Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Really good review, Matt. Thanks for taking the time. Definitely preferred the 416 myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmfsnd Posted June 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 You're very welcome. I wonder where/how the VT5000 can be useful though. It sounds like it compresses the focus and background acoustics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent R. Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Farr Out Sound, on 27 June 2012 - 03:15 PM, said:Or for less money you can get the PSC shotgun since they are the same mic Farr Out Sound; deleted the post? So not true? Still curious if so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmahaAudio Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Still true. It's a copy of the PSC mic. As I understand it's even made at the same factory. Where'd you get this information? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent R. Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Yeah give us more Comparing the dimensions and weight they are indeed quite the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmfsnd Posted June 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Yes, I'm also curious. Especially because these products are apparently developed in Switzerland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent R. Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Don't want to reveal your "source", Farr out sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundslikejustin Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Scott Beta tests for PSC all the time. He'd probably know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Meyer Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Our Microphone is made for us by a Japanese factory that makes microphones for several other famous companies whose names begin with the letter "S". The new VT mic was made with the XLR housing end 1/4" longer than ours. We sell ours as an entire kit with a mini size PSC Universal Shockmount with both boom pole adapter and camera shoe adapter, foam windscreen and a Koala fur cover. Our entire kit retails for $319.00 in the USA. This is a much lower price than they offer the microphone alone for. We have been selling these microphones for nearly seven years. Ron Meyer President Professional Sound Corp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Feeley Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Ron, just so I'm clear. Are you saying that your mic, the SGM1 (right?), has the same electret condenser element and everything as the VT5000 and that the only difference between the SGM1 and the VT5000 is the length of the housing? Thanks, Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Meyer Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 @ Jim Feeley: As far as I know yes. This is what I was told dirreclty by a high up VT product specialist. I do not want to get anyone in trouble, so I will not name the source, but believe me, they know what they are talking about. I have not had a VT mic here at PSC. Both theirs and ours are good basic shotgun mics. We sell many to the video camera folks (news) , film school students, corperate video, etc. I think many people hear the price and shy away from the mic without even giving it a try. That is sad. Its not a Shoeps, but for the price, it works well. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 " but for the price, it works well " it is an excellent value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Feeley Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Ron, thanks for the straightforward reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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