I bought the T2 coupler kit for 580 euros two months ago, it’s now 485 euros. T1 kit is more universal and also adapted for soprano. I advice for T1/T2 coupler kit as it’s more discrete on the sax, preamp being mounted on the body instead of the neck.
Also, I have the low noise preamp which has shorter battery life, but initial battery is still going strong for me after two months using it one or two hours per day almost everyday. It’s better suited for studio recordings. Ask by mail if you want that version.
Regarding performance, I fell in love with that Intramic!!!
Very easy to install/use, very light preamp. No blowing resistance difference.
The sound is very even on all registers, and is very natural, very pure.
Most mics, condensers or clip-ons, stand right in front of the sax bell. So the sound captured has lot of higher partials/frequencies, and holes sound is less homogeneous. There is also proximity effect and polar pattern, which gives bass emphasis and coloration.
The Intramic is much more neutral, from bottom lows, right and left hand holes to altissimo.
You will change your playing a little bit if you’re used to classic mics, that needs adaptation, in a good way as you will play like with no mic at all. Classic mics always sound a bit (a lot) bright because of the bell. So you will always adapt your blowing pressure and oral cavity, use EQ to tame this. Also using compression is often needed. With Intramic, I don’t use anymore EQ/Comp. and I don’t do anymore adjustments to my body playing, as it’s sound very natural.
Initial post Medley recording was made with EQ and comp. this one, Cirrus, was made only with pitching effect and reverb:
My new track CIRRUS - sax looping with GroupTheLoop iOS app (here on iPhone beta version, already available on iPad). 100 % made on iPhone 7 Plus, using various apps including GTL and Audiobus. Instrumental loops are triggered live (including groups switching and drums muting), all saxes loops...
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Also, noise resistance is perfect. With my clip-on mic, I wasn’t able to use pitch effect in exterior, because of wind. Cirrus has been made outside, no issues at all. No high noise feedback on speakers. Almost no sax keys sound too.
And a good thing for me is that it sounds the same in my saxophone mute. This is because the sound of air column is captured inside the sax. On Medley recording, accapella part and first loops improvisation were recording outside, other loops improvisation (2 and 3) were recorded in the mute. Last part used Legere Signature reed, other Plasticover, which I also used on Cirrus.
I will take a few pics later to show you some details