7 Responses to “I Want One”

1. Adam- March 16th, 2007 at 6:14 am

   Old ribbon microphones are actually an emerging secondhand market in the pro audio scene. There are legions of 60′s-and-older studio microphones that sound just as good as the (relatively) newer condenser technology, but ribbons were driven into obscurity by the big studio system during the switch to condensers. The reason? Not sound quality, but physical dimensions. As television continued its battle for domination of popular media, studios opted for the inherently smaller condensers in order to see the performers’ faces better, sometimes at a loss in quality.

2. Paul- March 16th, 2007 at 9:53 am

   It does waft of solid Reithien paternalism.
   All you need is a tweed-clad, pipe smoking government minister to intone “Time for bed, proles” into it just after “Sailing By” and the Shipping Forecast.

   If god had a microphone, it’d be this one.

3. ScottC- March 16th, 2007 at 12:55 pm

   It is indeed beautiful. Where did you find it?

4. Warren Ellis- March 16th, 2007 at 3:00 pm

   I was just doing a search for antique radio mics for visual ref for something…

5. James F- March 16th, 2007 at 8:23 pm

   It is beautiful. And I want one because if you talk into it, what people hear is The Truth. Only a responsible, trustworthy and knowledgeable chap talks into that microphone

6. chion wolf- March 16th, 2007 at 11:29 pm

   *wipes drool off lap*

7. ian- March 17th, 2007 at 11:09 am

   as handsome a bit of kit as that is what i really want is one of these
   http://www.voco.uk.com/