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Legendary Studio Mics You Can Still Buy New True Originals
Timeless: Sam Smith sings into a Neumann U67.
Classic equipment doesn’t have to be old and unreliable. Many famous studio microphones are still current products, and some have been in continuous production for over 50 years. Buy new and you get a mic in showroom condition, with a manufacturer’s warranty and no worries about whether it’s still performing to spec. These are products that have endured for a reason and here’s our pick of the best!
By the dawn of the 1960s, it was clear that Neumann’s U47 was on the way out. Supplies of its unique VF14 valve had run out, and with fashions in recording technique changing, sales were being lost to mics like the Sony C37 that were specifically designed with close‑miking in mind. Neumann’s response was an instant classic. Introducing the KK67 capsule and the equally iconic wedge‑shaped headbasket, the U67 proved itself an incredibly versatile studio a