Alex Weinberg Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 Rycote classic softie or BUBBLEBEE Industries Windkiller short hair. Which do you guys think is better? BUBBLEBEE also has the spacer bubble kit which looks like could be a winner too. Thanks, Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenannymoh Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 I have both...since getting the Bubblebee, the classic softie is only used as backup. The Windkiller, for me, wins hands down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trey LaCroix Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 I like the bubblebee. More effective and cooler looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kisaha Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 What about the Spacer? Seems like a nicer design than a classic softie, and milder for indoor use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Weinberg Posted October 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 Well that seemed unanimous to get the bubblebee. Now I am between the standard windkiller or the spacer with the short fur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobilemike Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 I have a Spacer bubble and the short fur doesn’t seem terribly more effective in medium-heavy wind than the spacer by itself to me. You will definitely want the long fur too. -Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kisaha Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Mobilemike said: I have a Spacer bubble and the short fur doesn’t seem terribly more effective in medium-heavy wind than the spacer by itself to me. You will definitely want the long fur too. -Mike What is your impression vs a classic softie and/or a classic Rycote basket solution? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobilemike Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 13 hours ago, Kisaha said: What is your impression vs a classic softie and/or a classic Rycote basket solution? I’ve not done a head to head comparison but my impression is that the spacer is more effective and sounds better (esp. with the fur removed) than a classic softie, and not quite as good as a traditional basket + windjammer. Side note: I wanted the spacer bubble for my Neumann RSM190 stereo mic, but the mic does not fit in any of their standard models. When I reached out to Bubblebee about that they gladly made me a custom one to fit (using measurements I sent them of the mic). They turned it around in just a few weeks and it didn’t cost me any more than an off the shelf one. Rycote’s customer service is great as well of course, but I was really impressed with how Bubblebee went above and beyond. -Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Weinberg Posted November 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 I ended up getting the spacer bubble with the short and long hair. BUBBLEBEE Industries has great customer service and I am so far very happy with the product. The spacer bubble has great transparency (Has not been windy to test out the fur covers yet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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