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    Large-diaphragm Capsule Spotter’s Guide

    CK-12 (AKG) K47 (Neumann) K67 (Neumann) M7 (Gefell)

    Edge Terminated Center Terminated Center Terminated Center Terminated


    Dual Backplate Single Backplate Dual Backplates Single Backplate
    Concentric Holes Holes in Square Grid Glued Diaphragms

    Content ©2017
    matthew
    mcglynn
    The pictured capsules are all clones/copies, not original AKG/Neumann/Gefell products.
    What do these capsules sound like?

    For this test, all four capsules were mounted in the


    same microphone: same housing, same circuit. All
    were tested in the same acoustic sweep rig, with
    consistent distance to the speaker, at identical
    Content ©2017
    ambient temperature and humidity matthew
    mcglynn
    Sonic Effects of Mic Circuit Topology (simplified)
    Transformerless FET: Transformer: Tube:

    ● Low distortion ● Potential for ● Potential for


    ● Low noise harmonic content harmonic content
    ● Excellent transient ● Risk of unwanted ● Risk of
    response coloration/artifacts noise/microphonics
    ● Risk of audible
    rolloff at either end
    of the audible
    spectrum

    Content ©2017
    matthew
    mcglynn
    How To Build Diversity Into Your Condenser Mic Collection
    K47 K67 CK12 M7 SDC

    JFET/ Roswell Mini K47 Neumann TLM67 Josephson C716 Gefell UMT800 Beyer MC930
    Transformerless Neumann TLM49 Roswell Delphos AKG C414 XL/XLS Gefell UMT70S Schoeps CMC5
    Kel Audio HM7U Studio Proj C1/C3 MicParts S3-12 Oktava MK-012
    MXL 603S
    Plus 100s of cheap mics MXL 990 (!)

    JFET/ Neumann Fet 47 Neumann U87 MicParts T-12 CP St Jean Baptiste Neumann KM84
    Transformer MicParts T-47 AKG P220 AKG C414 EB Telefunken M60
    Bock iFet Mojave MA-201 ADK Vienna 12-T 3 Zigma HA-FX
    ADK Berlin 47-T MXL V67/2001 sE RN-17
    CAD GXL3000

    Tube/ Neumann M149 Neumann U67 Mojave MA1000 Lawson L47MP Neumann KM54
    Transformer Neumann U47 Mojave MA-200 MicParts 12-251 Gefell UM92.1 Groove Tubes GT44
    Soundelux E47C Lewitt LCT-940 Bock 251 Wunder CM7S Telefunken M260
    (many U47 clones) Manley Ref Card. AKG C12 CP Regensburg Dom
    Brauner VH1 KHE Telefunken 251
    Apex 460
    (The point of this chart is NOT that all of the microphones within any single box sound the same, but rather that microphones from Content ©2017
    matthew
    different boxes probably sound pretty different. Find more examples of each classification at RecordingHacks.com; the table above mcglynn
    is not intended to be comprehensive.)
    Contact Info
    Roswell Pro Audio microphones: http://RoswellProAudio.com/

    DIY microphone kits: http://MicParts.com/

    Microphone info: http://recordinghacks.com/

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