The mics came in their big boxes with the foam pieces cut to hold the mic in the shock mount and the the fixed mount. As bonus, I got the 2 XLR cables as well! Really a fantastic value for the money.
The mics look well crafted, and feel solidly built. The knobs feel good too!
I have only had a small amount of time this weekend to play with the mics. I am use the two mics with a Scarlett 2i2. Focusrite confirmed that the Scarlett can provide 14mA of current per channel -- so I should have no problem powering the two mics. The little bit of testing I got to do this weekend sounded pretty good to me. I am a newbie at recording, and it took me minimal effort to get everything setup and produce some initial recordings. I will have more in-depth sense for the mics only after I have played around a lot with them.
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surprising value
May 22, 2012
Reviewer:
Ben Schmidt
from Iowa City, IA United States
I bought a pair of these mics to fill in gaps in my microphone collection for my small home studio. I've used them as a blumlein pair out in front of an acoustic guitar to track guitar and vocals at the same time. Off axis rejection is great, the sound is very uncolored and pleasing. These work great as drum overheads, cabinet mics, and many other uses. It will never be the "gem" of a studio but If you're looking for great value and usable sound, these are it! for a beginer, I would recommend one of these over an NT1 in a second (often recommended "first mic") . M179 doesn't have that harsh "compressed" sound , just open and flat. It won't give you the magic of a tube LCD, like many of the 47 type mics, but at this price you shouldn't expect it.
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Excellent tom mic - believe the hype
February 13, 2012
Reviewer:
Silent Sky
from Arkansas
I had been really unimpressed with the tom sounds I was getting lately, so I ordered a pair of these after reading numerous reviews about how great they were for that application. I put one M179 between my 10" and 12" tom, and the other between my 14" and 16" floor toms. Then I did an A/B test against my old mics (another well-respected dynamic mic for toms).
The M179's sounded great right away, while the other mics made the 3 largest toms sound like total junk (comparatively). After much experimentation, and using a somewhat unconventional placment, the other mics sounded closer to the M179, and usable, but the M179's still sounded better, and were a breeze to set up. Needless to say, after this little experiment, I sold the other mics and kept the M179's.
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basic mics for a good deal
November 30, 2010
Reviewer:
supergiant
from Oregon, United States
I bought this pair of LDC's on a recommendation from a friend when I needed a few extra mics for a large session I was running. They performed just fine next to my AT4033 and my Neuman U87. I love the variable polar patterns, and they come with shockmounts and cases. What's not to like?
CAD M179 mics 
basic mics for a good deal 
