How The Great Neumann U87 Is Made

On October 28, 2016 - TV History


How The Great Neumann U87 Is Made…

My favorite mic. Enjoy. -Bobby Ellerbee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvtjHhtxmpI

Interesting little clip about how a Neumann U87 microphone is manufactured. Pretty fiddly, with a ton of hand labor – no wonder they’re so freaking expensive!

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2 Comments

  1. Tom Williamson October 28, 2016

    The Neumann is great for music, but my favorite for voice is the Sennheiser 421.

  2. James T. Freeman October 28, 2016

    I once got to hold an early-’60s Telefunken ELA M 251, worth about $20,000. It nearly was a religious experience.

    My everyday voice mic now is a vintage RCA BK-1A “ice cream cone.” I know it was the ubiquitous TV mic of the 1950s and ’60s, but when you mount it on a boom with a pop filter, dial the EQ in right and work it closely, it sounds very, VERY good for voiceovers.