MIC or not MIC, that is the question
I went to McQuade’s[Note 1] today to check out mixers. (I would probably have gone to Steve’s, except I know the mic department at Steve’s isn’t staffed on Sundays). They were having “Boxing Week Sale” — really putting out tons of second-hand gear that people usually wouldn’t ask about. I was looking through all those pre-owned mixers and mics for a long time, and at the end, I was seriously considering one of the used mixers (slightly above my budget, thus the long time) — from the brand I’m already using — when I noticed the back.
Then I was like, never mind.
I decided to hop next doors to go see some guitars instead (and straps — I never knew straps were so expensive and electric guitars so heavy), then hop next doors again to see some keyboards. At the end I bought two books, because, you know, new year.
When I got back home I decided to double-check what I have. There. The first one I got was NMIC — the reason I decided to stay with the brand —; but the second one, from the same brand, was MIC.
I sometimes really feel Germany — or maybe the entire EU for that matter — is some sort of a fantasy land. Things clearly aren’t the same here in Canada. Everything here is still MIC.
The Signature 10 is really quite a nice piece of gear. It has two aux buses and proper mute buttons (things I don’t have and sort of need so it would have been definitely an upgrade[Note 2]), and it has a proper power plug.
Apparently, to fix my JVC situation I also need a power amp, which McQuade’s sells for a few hundred bucks; they at first suggested I got something at Bay Bloor Radio, but I went there afterwards and everything there was just way out of my budget — not to mention they don’t actually have standalone power amps.
Until I get around the fact that we really don’t have choice here, I guess. Notes