I Think It Was Time To Discontinue The CAD e100s

[@cyberdefenseddi]

Wanna to mention ..I’ve followed ya for a long while and really enjoy your content/style… plus we both get to laugh now and then. Especially Plugs too 😂🤭😎

[@ObscureMics]

1st ever non streaming super thanks!!!! THANKS RICH!

[@cyberdefenseddi]

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[@JothanGurr]

I think every Cad you’ve put on the channel has been so good for your voice similar to how they are for Mike Delgadios. They’re just made for deeper voices and it makes them sound so smooth and full of character that I can see why they are a classic for VoiceOver. I’m not sure how they would be for singing but if I ever started to do VoiceOver they would be my first choice.

[@JothanGurr]

Having said that I do think the SX is the best on your voice so far. Truly a classic

[@markwiemels]

Yes, I preferred the SX sound. Good insight.

[@ObscureMics]

I feel like it's a good female and male mic... More versatile with that darker flat mode. Thanks Mark!

[@craigjoe8691]

The e40 with the foam screen changed the sound profile to match the SX

[@meistudiony]

The SX sounds like its got a blanket over it to me. While the bottom end is a bit more hyped, the top end is significantly more muted. That being said... the real question is how well does it take EQ? If you start shelving the high end up, does that clarity come back into the picture or is it just not picking those frequencies up to begin with? I usually like darker mics, but in this case, i kind of like the S a little better.

[@enriquekahn9405]

If I had to replace the KB with a new mic right now I would seriously consider the e40. Looks like a great budget buy. I feel like the 100SX is good but I'd really have to look at other mics in that price category. As far as the S goes... I completely agree with you on that.

[@AskMrScience]

I jumped on the e100sx studio pack when it was on sale. No regrets!

[@ObscureMics]

Hard not to. That was a great deal

[@theglobalzrecordingproject]

To my ears, the SX has achieved that creamy broadcast quality, which I personally like in a voiceover mic. The e40 is a nice buy, but for that money, I think I would lean toward either a Neat Worker Bee (currently on sale for a crazy good price), an sE X1A, or spend a couple more coins and go with the CAD e50. The e40 does not quite have the fullness of the S and I am hearing some additional sibilance in comparison. Not a huge difference, but I hear it. Considering what CAD has available, I agree, I think they can send the S to the CAD mic retirement home with a good pension.

[@Dracomies]

I had the E100SX and thought it sounded much more wooly. But...............I never thought about enabling the high-pass filter. That very well could make it sound much better or much closer to the E100s. In any and all cases I agree with you 100%. The E100s is in a tough spot for recommendations. It has quality control issues with hiss that even their own engineers can't seem to detect (even thought it's there). They also are quite expensive at $499 these days. If you can find one for $299 again, by golly get it. CAD E40 I haven't tested but maybe I should :P

[@ObscureMics]

Will say.... If you've tried a lewitt lct240... No need to go e40

[@Dracomies]

Oh so it's a thinnish sounding mic! But would suit a more baritone voice, ie yours :P@@ObscureMics

[@VIRTIASONIC]

I lucked out and recently bought one for around 200 dollars. I am hoping I will not see these issues and get to enjoy a modern classic.

[@danielvalleduarte]

​@VIRTIASONIC yup, just got an unopened 100s foe 160, made in 'Merica still lol ....interesting lil beast

[@ObscureMics]

@danielvalleduarte wow!

[@earnestbuzon9858]

Pretty good discussion point Bark, but it also begs the question on whether or not the E50, which still exists, also has any value in this CAD mic discussion. I actually wanna see a quick shootout between the e40 and the e50, especially considering how they're similarly priced, and how good the e40 is for the price.

[@ObscureMics]

I have a hard time with the e50 due to it being a mic that is also rebadged as the H&A LDCM www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiegPaY_fKAAxU9N0QIHUadDGQQwqsBegQIVxAG&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DsqRK2slMupQ&usg=AOvVaw0McaHUE4nnBRK6A2WQH1CI&opi=89978449

[@onlymyopiniontech]

SX is my preference and your scarlified frankenmic sounded good to me too.

[@ObscureMics]

Yeah I like my frankenmic quite a bit

[@Mr.MinerAL]

What does the E40's board look like compared to the E100S's? If someone gave me an E40 for free, I would not be able to restrain myself from upgrading the capsule to the one in the E100s for $12.50! Sound wise the E100s and the E40 were nearly twins, and your homemade one (didn't you have it in the little red rectangular body for a while?) sounds an awful lot like the E100SX. Like a lot. Great video as always. Your premise is spot on, especially given the $99 twin from the same line!

[@ObscureMics]

No, but i do still have that red square body too...it has a similar capsule in it

[@ScottGrammer]

Interesting. Are any of these actual externally-polarized condenser elements or are they electrets?

[@ObscureMics]

All electrets

[@hellomeatrobots]

A little warmer? The Aston Element thinks the E100sx might be a little bassy. The E100s sounds best, but not $200 better than the E40.

[@ObscureMics]

Lol. Now a shootout is needed.

[@libertyDude1775]

I don't think "discontinued" is the correct term. It was replaced with a new version. The 100s, replaced the 100. I don't think anyone says the Shure sm7 was discontinued. It was replaced with a new version, the sm7A. Surely no one would say the sm7A was discontinued, would they? The current sm7B, is the exact same mic as the sm7A. All that changed between the two versions, was the addition of a bigger accessory windscreen. While the sm5 mic line, is no more. While the sm7 was a replacement to the sm5. The differences prompted a whole new product line.

[@ObscureMics]

I don't see either take as incorrect myself. You could say they do not continue to produce those mics and that would line up with the word discontinued. Meanwhile there are things like the heil pr30 and pr30b that are both still produced.

[@libertyDude1775]

@@ObscureMics True that

[@Dracomies]

Hmm. I think it is the right term. The E100s is discontinued. As is the E100. You can't buy them on CAD's website. So that's that. They're not a direct replacement either. They sound nothing alike. And imo this is where CAD is dropping the ball and losing money. People want the E100s. It's gone. The E100sx isn't it. That's why they can't sell it and are doing garbage-bin discounts. No one wants it. They should just stuck with the E100s. But yeah it is discontinued.

[@Old_SnakeTwitch]

e40 sounds best to me, seems almost impossible to find in canada though🤔

[@ObscureMics]

Oh man....well if you ever need one, let me know. They go on sale here a LOT and I wouldnt mind shipping you one if you'd simply pay for the shipping, which I can get fairly cheap I believe

[@Old_SnakeTwitch]

@@ObscureMics thanks for the offer! I noticed BH Photo &Video has ridiculous prices on it. Im still trying to decide between this and the sE X1A

[@RobCoates1]

The Sx is muddy as hell. I've got ribbons. Don't need a LDC that's voiced like a ribbon

[@evolvingevrday]

Bro, I swear we are somehow synced. I literally purchased the sx 3hr ago, 2.5hr before you published this video. This is the second time this has happened. The first time being the saramonic shotgun. Again, you posting a video within 24 hours of me purchasing it. There was a third time involving an Amazon Newman knockoff, but I believe the coincidence there was the flash sale. 🤯⚛️⏳⚡♾️🪄🌀🤯

[@ObscureMics]

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