Today: just a round-up of some broadcast mics that caught my eye for some or another reason: above, the ‘Stanford-Omega’ condenser mic. This is an odd one. Anyone?
EV (electrovoice) 666. I think I have mentioned this one about a million times already: it’s the predecessor to the RE-20, a mic that I have used+ dig more than almost any other. EV 666’s appear in just a ton of great-sounding old TV music-broadcasts… Miles Davis on PBS comes to mind… I must have bid on these things on eBay about 20 times. No luck yet. Soon enough. Oh but BTW I finally did get an RE15 (and not cheap either…) and it is really, really underwhelming. Still my faith persists…
Sony TELEMIKE circa 1964, with an (up-to) seven-foot probe! And it comes with a built-in headphone amp. Wild…
AKG D-12 and C-60 circa 1963, a few years before the D-12 became the industry-standard in kick-drum mic’ing. AKG recently sent me one of their new D-12 ‘VR’ models to review, and it’s pretty great, although not a re-issue in any strict sense… full review to come soon.
And finally the EV 655, another favorite of mine… just great sounding omni mics, pretty incredible fidelity for units that were introduced in 1951. Lots more on this site about them.
2 replies on “Some interesting mid-60s broadcast mics”
Re: Stanford Omega – http://www.groupdiy.com/index.php?topic=50750.msg643667#msg643667
I am actually selling this pair here:
http://www.groupdiy.com/index.php?topic=51990.msg661724#msg661724
Might have to be signed in to see that?
Best,
Ben
slap that RE-15 on a guitar amp, or under a snare, or upside of a rack tom, or close in on an acoustic guitar (with a fast, gain-heavy preamp, in that case). there’s a lot to love.