It pays to go to church

We go to church once or twice a month: more than some folks, less than others. Today was the first time we'd gone in about a month.

The pastor, at the beginning of his sermon, mentioned that someone had donated money for new mics, and wasn't the sound better? (Sounded slightly better -- but then, so would tweaking the preamp.)

After the service, I asked him if the old mics were available for "surplussing", in exchange for some sort of donation. He replied that that I could just **have** them! He checked with one of the church council members, then took to me one of the side rooms and got them out of a cupboard. He even included the mic cables (medium-weight, but XLR on both ends)! :)

So: two free mics (although I'll still put something extra in the offering plate...). Not too bad.


For the record: they upgraded from an AKG D-190-ES and an AKG D-310 (both dynamic mics) to a pair of AKG C-1000-S (condensor mic). Probably overkill, but...


--GG