So you’re sitting at home recording a vocal track and you think, “Gee, this vocal sounds kind of harsh.  And when I try to EQ it, it ends up sounding dull and unnatural.  I wonder if it’s this affordable Chinese-made microphone that I’m using that’s causing the problem.  Boy, I wish I had a [fill in the blank] microphone, which I can’t afford, to make it sound more balanced.” Now, what if the conversation you had with yourself went like this instead?: “… I wonder if it’s this affordable Chinese-made microphone that I’m using that’s causing the problem.  Maybe I should send this mic to OktavaMod to have them modify it to create a killer mic that can hang with the best microphones on the planet!” OktavaMod is a company that offers an aftermarket upgrade service for your cheap Chinese and Russian-made microphones, and they are a hit with top professionals and home recordists alike.  Michael Joly, President and Founder of OktavaMod, sent us one of his upgraded large diaphragm tube condenser mics to try out.  We shot it out against some of the greatest large diaphragm condensers of all time (including the untouchably expensive vintage Neumann U67 and U47 […]... Click on the title for more