Akai Professional ADM 65 - "Lofi with a purpose"
Released in 1981 according to my information. I’m lucky to have found a pair, but both have a DIN connector instead of the usual jack connector. It was the first item in my young collection back …
Electro-Voice RE20 - "My Musical Love Affair - Unveiling the Electro-Voice RE20"
The Electro-Voice RE20 microphone is more than just a musical accessory to me; it's a true sonic passion. Having had the privilege of working with this gem of technology, I can't help but share my pe…
Shure 14 A - "No SM58 but still a very acceptable and usable vocal mic, especially live"
So this has been sitting in the back of my brain for a long time. I worked for 10 years in the rental dept of a local music shop and we had a few 14a mics in our collection. I liked them, they sounde…
Immersive Soundscapes Earsight microphone - XLR Version - "Earsight P48 in ORTF with Zoom F3"
I must say that I am very satisfied with this selected pair of microphones. I built, through 3D printing, a support to position them in ORTF angled at 110 degrees to each other, with the capsules 17 …
Sony ECM-56 - "SONY ECM56"
Used as main recording mics in stereo pair configuration and mono spot mics early in recording studio setup circa 1984 Recorded to Teac 3440 4 track reel to reel for folk rock and classical(stereo p…
RODE NT1-A - "Excellent quality for price "
This was my first studio condenser mic having only ever used dynamic mics for vocals before in my home studio. I bought the bundle with shock mount and use a mic standb enclosure round it. It took a …
Sony ECM-979 - "Sony ecm 979 "
The Sony ECM 979 is not a dynamic microphone as one viewer put it! It’s a Electret Condenser and it’s written in the case fir all to see! Dynamic mics are plug in and play like the Shure SM58, thi…
Audix D4 - "Surprisingly good guitar amp mic"
I have had an Audix D4 mic for a couple of years and have mainly used it on floor tom and percussion and bass cabinets. I had a guitar player in the studio a few months ago who wanted to try a kick d…
Sony C-48 - " Sony C 48 the unknown LDC"
A couple of years ago, I was looking for a pair of used Neumann U 87 mics for vocals and general aplications. Then a pair of Sony C 48 was offered to me at a ridiculous low price. Here in Germany the…
Beyerdynamic MCE 530 - "A very good mic for recording instruments (both electric and acoustic)"
I got a stereo pair 5 years ago for not much money. I have other more expensive microphones, but I always reach for these when I want to mic up a speaker cabinet. I've used them on electric pianos, o…
Sennheiser e 840 - "Best mic on the market"
I have SM58 and E840. The Sennheiser blows the sm58 away imo. Absolutely love this mic had it for 12 years. I have a low to mid voice but its bass tones are great. If youre starting out inv…
Axman 75155 - "Pretty great for the price"
Now I got this microphone used at a car boot sale back in 2016 along with a stand as a starter microphone for my music production. Nearly 4 years later and it still works perfect has great quality fo…
Neumann TLM 103 - "Neumann TLM 103 works beautifully on acoustic guitars"
Hello curious wanderer, Owned and used a Neumann TLM 103 for about a year now. I've paired it with various preamps including a LA-610 mKII. Primarily used w/ acoustic guitars and vocals. There do…
Sony C35P - "Sony c 35 p small condenser mic (top adress !)"
The Sony C 35 P is a microphone from Sony´s golden aera. It is a cardiod, small diaphragm, top adress microphone and needs 48v phantompower.The sound is somewhere between a Neumann Km 84 i and a Shoe…
Sterling Audio ST51 - "Excellent for Recording Vocals Until..."
I used this mic to record vocals and it initially gave a nice quality sound that was warm and clear. After a few months of using the mic, it started making a crackling and static sound that would co…
Oktava MK-219 - "What a find."
I use this for voice over, live performance and studio applications. I did not compare the MK-219 with other microphones. I found this with stand and cable at a Goodwill Store. I was surprised when I…
RODE NTG4+ - "Excellent value"
Used for audiobook and youtube videos, mic has very little self noise and has adequate gain with Zoom H5 currently used. Does it sound like a 416? No. Does it sound a lot better than NGT2, yes. B…
Shure SM57 - "Excellent bang for the buck"
I bought an SM57 primarily to record electric guitars. I spent hours with several other microphones and never really got a sound I was happy with until I tried the SM57. It was the clear winner af…
Tannoy TM1 - "I was surprised"
My friend is a Music Goup Rep, he brought one of these over to test it. I grabbed a U87 off the shelf as our reference and plugged them both into an XL48 pre. We ran the AES outs into a hi res conver…
Audio-Technica AE5400 - "A product to fight Neumann KMS and Shure KSMs...and to win against them"
We experienced approximately 3-5db more gain before feedback from the AE5400, in comparison to both the SM58 and the Neumann KMS 104. The 350-500 Hz dib it has is very useful, because it's a frequ…
Electro-Voice 676 - "ELECTRO-VOICE 676 (MY PRECIOUS!)"
The Doors - Jim Morrison Stage Microphone EV-676 An Electro Voice EV-676 chrome, one of five used by Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek during live shows, rehearsals and TV show appearances by The Doo…
M-Audio Solaris - "Excellent Mic at any Price"
I've run studios for decades and had/used/auditioned many, many mics from very spendy ones (U47, U67, RCA 77 etc) to cheap ones. The Solaris is a very good sounding LDC. I prefer the frequency respon…
RODE NT1-A - "This mic PERFORMS,, !!"
I Have owned this mic for 10 months, its great, I Use this with a foam windshield and not the supplied "POP" filter,my radio broadcasts sound really professional its not quite a neuman but post broa…
Behringer C-1U - "Good mic for little money,"
I Purchased this mic for voice over work, Great for beginners, may need some EQ to sound warm,, The mic bracket is a bit flimsy fo a good spider mount is a good idea,, Otherwise its a great mic fo…
The T.bone MB78 Beta - "Exellent Microphone !!"
The reviews caught my eye for this Mic,, The price is EXELLENT,,I can only vouch for this in a studio enviroment,, IT PERFORMS,, The studio must have virtually ZERO reflections but is great for voi…
