10-12-10 1st Bank Center, Broomfield, CO Source Review Update

Alrighty! There is a new source available for this show, the Sennheuser source that has been available for the other two Phish shows at Broomfield, which I have compared to the Neuman source previously available.

Here is my first source review for this night.

Source 2 (hereafter Sennheuser source)

Field: Sennheiser MD441U > Edirol R4Pro ( Oade preamp mod ) @ 24/88.2
config: pointed at PA array, centered, 12.5 feet high.
Path: R4Pro > WaveBurner ( track on sector boundaries, fades, SRC, BDC ) > xACT ( to flac, and for tagging and checksums )

Etree Source

Photo By A. Gordy

As with the other three nights, the Sennheuser source is quite good.  Compared to the Neuman source, there is much less crowd noise.  The highs are great, nice and crisp.  However, the overall effect is a bit thinner than the Neuman source.  As well, there is muddiness in the very lows which is absent on the Neuman source.  Notice at the beginning of the David Bowie, Mike hits some very low notes prior to the "1st verse!", these are no longer noticeable as notes on the Sennheuser source, while they are still distinct on the Neuman source.  Both sources continue to suffer from Page being low in the mix.  We can only hope that this is fixed tonight.

Again, I have to tip the hat at all of these tapers who have made excellent tapes.  If you don't like bass hitting you in the gut the way I do, you might prefer the Sennheuser source.  I am still going with the Neuman source unless something better comes along.

Happy Listening!