Has anyone used an MXL FR series mic?

[LasVegasIRA]

I'm looking at the MXL FR-300 and FR-304 and was wondering if anyone had any experience with them. Are they good mics? Are they crap? Do they make good back scratchers?

Any and all opinions are appreciated...

 

[Alcove Audio]

Okay, MXL is made by Marshall; you know, guitar amps, etc.

I've never used their mics, they're relatively new on the market. The few guys I know who've tried them said they were a bit colored, which is great for music recording but not for production sound. They one thing they did like is they were fairly robust (well built) for the price.

 

[LasVegasIRA]

That's interesting. They're actually marketed for video production...

I may still give one a chance. You can't beat the price.

 

[thenetfilmmaker]

Actually different Marshall as the amps, but the same Marshall as production monitors. I contacted them a while back for info on a short version of a shotgun mic that got scraped. They are very average mics not much better than an azden. That's at least with the samples I've heard.