Product: Electro-Voice ND267
Price Paid: US $60 used
Submitted
08/25/2005
at
09:34pm
by
V Pitman
Reviewer Background
:
Occasional pro studio work for 18 years, regular personal studio work for about 8 years(Mackie board, 4 keyboards, MOTU Digital Performer, guitars, bass, etc.)
Guitar, bass, vocals for 20+ years
Overall Rating
:
9
I picked this up pretty cheap about 6 years back.
It's a dynamic cardioid with a neodymium magnet, in the same series as the N/D 767 model. The main difference is the 767 is supercardioid, while the 267 has a more standard cardioid pattern. Response curves are similar, though slightly narrower with the 267, and the 267 is not quite as hot as the 767. It's still a pretty hot, live feeling mic.
E/V designates it as a lead/backing vocal mic, while the 767 is a 'premium' vocal mic. The 267 is exceptional for male singers, with a warm and deep low end in close proximity, and a crisp high end, fairly transparent overall, with an airy or breathy sound if the source has a lot of high frequency content.
I've recently started playing in a band again, and I let our lead singer use it. He would NOT give it up at the end of practice. He only gave in when I promised to keep bringing it to practice for him to use.
This is a really solid live vocal mic which has good feedback rejection. Although not designed for it, I've had nice results mic-ing acoustic guitar and wind instruments, too.
It came with a molded foam case and mic clip, and it really takes a beating for live use.
The only negative is the outer grip is rubberized, and after years of abuse, it got brittle and cracked off. The mic works fine, but the barrel is now too small for the clip. I actually like the thin barrel, though.
If you find one, it's definitely a workhorse to have on hand, and it's a great choice if you're putting together a studio and don't have much cash.