vintage microphones

American Microphones of the 1940s: Audio Engineering Magazine Pt 3.

The Amperite Velocity Microphone Continuing our review of Audio Engineering Magazine, today we will look at some of new offerings…

13 years ago

Oddball dynamic mics of olden days

A quick review of some odd mics from the 'pile' that have not made it over to the studio yet. …

14 years ago

Lafayette Microphones of the 1960s

Do any of the Top-Quality mics in the above scan look familiar? I seem to see... an RCA BK-1A? ....a…

14 years ago

Altec Sound Equipment 1968

Download the sixteen-page 1968 Altec Sound And Communication catalog: DOWNLOAD:AltecFullLine1968 Products covered, with text photos, and limited specs, include the…

14 years ago

Sennheiser 421 and 441 Dynamic Studio Microphones

Download three circa 1980 Sennheiser product-sheets for the MD-421-U and MD-441 microphones: DOWNLOAD 421-U (color 4-panel): Sennheiser421_Color DOWNLOAD 421-U (monochrome…

14 years ago

AKG Acoustics Full-Line Catalog c. 1981 – Microphones Reverbs Headphones

Download the thirty-two (32) page 1981 AKG Acoustics catalog (9.8mb file): DOWNLOAD: AKG_Acoustics_FullLine_Catalog_1981 Models covered, in text and photo (no…

14 years ago

Primo Microphones Circa 1980

Download the entire 12-page Primo Microphone Catalog Circa 1980: DOWNLOAD: PrimoMicrophoneCatalog Models covered, with specs and photos, include: Primo CMU-503…

14 years ago

Shure Microphones Complete Line Catalog Circa 1954

Download the entire twelve-page SHURE c. 1954 catalog: DOWNLOAD: Shure_Microphones_1954_Catalog Models covered include: Shure 333, 525, 300, 330, 55s, 556s,…

14 years ago

Neumann FET 80 Microphone Catalog Circa 1980

Download the eight-page Neumann FET 80 catalog: DOWNLOAD: Neumann_fet_80_Catalog Features, photos and specs on the following models: KM 83, 84,…

14 years ago

Turner Microphones Circa 1962

Download the entire circa-1962 Turner Microphone Catalog. Dig the crazy Soviet-esque graphic-design.  Printed on that great old eggshell-texture paper, no…

14 years ago