Willie,
Do you think the Upgraded SP-1 would work for On-air Radio?
Eric,
Thanks for your note. Funny you should mention the SP-1 for On-air Radio use. I was just talking to one of my partners about that very subject. There is no doubt that the quality would be fantastic. Plus, the full frequency response could easily be equalized to match the station's particular processing standards. It would be really outstanding in the production room. Most stations like to match the sound of each "room" (control, production, news, etc..) to be pretty similar and the SP-1 would be great for that.
My reservations against using the SP-1 for broadcast is the same for most condenser mics.
1. They need phantom power. (not really an issue)
2. The inherent fragility of the SP-1 in a broadcast invironment. (My experience with the SP-1 finds it a good build made of aluminum, but I sure wouldn't want it banged around or dropped. In a controlled environment, they should be fine.)
However, You can get eight SP-1s (or two of the Upgraded versions) for the same price of your basic Electrovoice RE-20 or Shure SM7b. If one breaks (notice I did not say die, because Jim Williams assured us the new electronics should last 30 years in ours) You just pull out another. (and repremand whoever broke the first one.) We might try one in a broadcast studio in the next couple of weeks to give it a trial by fire. I'll let you know.
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