November 20, 2008
To true audiophiles, this is a very complicated subject... but most of us just think of those big, old-style radio mikes with the radio or T.V. station call letters on top and a famous celebrity crooning or talking into them.
The 1920s and 30s is when companies started making microphones that worked well. The original mics were large because they put big funnels inside. But in less than 10 years they figured out you didn’t need to use the big funnel to get good sound.
Older microphones tend to be big and heavy, with grills, and some of them can work pretty well (RCA is probably the biggest name in vintage microphones). But they can also be very fragile. The old ribbon mics can be ruined simply by blowing in them, so never blow into an old mic!
I started my website on vintage microphones in 2001, for a couple of reasons. One was for the benefit of my s… [more]
Testing 1, 2, 3. Stan Coutant's tribute to the vintage mic is clear and vibrant. Start at the table of contents fo… [more]
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Springfield News Sun, OH -
There is, however, one teeny exception to their authenticity — they had to ditch the vintage microphone. A native of Wichita, Kan., Mueller has been ...
Nashville Scene, USA -
We aren't intimately familiar with every vintage microphone or state-of-the-art preamp, so when you hear something sounding good you just trust your ears ...
Uptown, Canada -
... back to a nouveau-chanteuse sound that evokes images of smoky nightclubs, '40s movie stars and singers with long gloves cooing into vintage microphones. ...
The Australian, Australia -
... this place sometime," says the New York-based jazz singer, actor and sometime stand-up comic, nodding at the empty stage and its vintage microphone. ...
Country Standard Time, MA -
The Opry Member Award presented to Morgan during the induction is a 14-inch bronze and oak wood replica of the Opry's vintage microphone stand designed by ...
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