Microphones

Sank Comes Thru Again

Wanna take a second here to say "thanks" to Stephen Sank, again, for his sagacity in the service of my…

12 years ago

DONT TOUCH

DONT TOUCH MY MIC IF YOU WANNA SING SOME BGVS FINE, GIT YR OWN GODDAMN MIC THE BOX STAYS LOCKED…

12 years ago

Schoeps microphones of the early 1960s

Above: Schoeps mics circa 1961.  Schoeps have a deserved reputation as being the most high-fidelity of any widely-available microphones. The…

13 years ago

Neumann Microphones of the early 1960s

Above: the Neumann U-67 is announced.  The U67 was the 'bridge' between the earlier U47 and the soon-to-be-ubiquitous U-87.  Like…

13 years ago

AKG Studio Microphones Circa 1962

The AKG C-24 stereo condenser mic.  Yes please.  I think if I added up all the time i have spent…

13 years ago

Low-Budget Ribbon Mic Listening Session

In several of my previous posts I have expressed my love for the humble Ribbon Microphone.  Ribbon mics were invented…

13 years ago

UPDATED: So You Want A Good Cheap Ribbon Mic: Upgrading the $69.99 MXL R40

UPDATE: since this article seems to get an enormous number of pageviews, I thought I should mention that we did…

13 years ago

Turner Microphones circa 1970

Download the complete 23pp 1970 Turner Microphones Catalog (in two parts due to size): DOWNLOAD PART ONE: Turner_1970_catalog1 DOWNLOAD PART…

13 years ago

The Mics of ’42

Download a four-page catalog scan of the microphones of offer from Allied Radio in 1942: DOWNLOAD: Mics_Of_1942 Models covered, with…

13 years ago

Studio test of obscure circa 1965 Altec dynamic microphones

L to R: Shure SM57; Altec 684 Omni; Altec 682 Cardiod; Altec 683 Cardiod Altec made a great number of…

13 years ago