Over the course of two weeks I anticipated a delivery of two new ADK microphones to be used for a month of extensive testing. This review was done over the course of a month of tracking with various rock bands at Monsterland Recording Studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Everything was recorded to protools using high end Lynx converters and api microphone preamps. There was an effort to keep the signal chain similar throughout the testing process. Via email, Larry Villella of ADK was extremely honest and informative about the nature of his microphones. Often gear manufacturers act like pimps hustling their goods under the veil of trendy marketing terms and “celebrity” testimonials. ADK took a different stance and talked with me frankly about what they sell and how it can aid in the recording process. I received one S-7  and one A-6 large diaphragm condenser microphone. The mics arrived in nice piano painted wooden boxes with cloth lined interiors.  Each mic comes with a stand mount but no shock mount. Although there was no shock mount, the microphones are typical in shape to other mics and I had no problem finding shock mounts in my collection that would fit each microphone. […]... Click on the title for more