Yet Another Ali Mic Body Thread, This Time a Robust 251

[SubSpec]

I searched and didn't see any discussion of it, so I'm posting it here. I think I'm going to bite. I'm guessing this it pretty new since it hasn't come up here (that I could find) and I've not seen it on any of previous scrolls through this store.

Does anyone have experience with this one?

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807631129912.html

 

[mrgrooves666]

Looks very pretty, but $200 usd

 

[SubSpec]

Looks very pretty, but $200 usd

Yeah, definitely not the typical low cost Ali item. My only justification is that there is really nothing else comparable on the market for much south of a grand. Is it worth it for little more than the look? Probably not, so I'm still on the fence. But if I deduct the $50 or so I would spend on the less robust version I plan to buy anyway, it's only $150 (plus shipping) :|

 

[Delta Sigma]

Not sure what that swivel mount is like quality wise, but it could be worth $200

 

[Rob Flinn]

Interesting, it says it's not available to the U.K.

 

[SubSpec]

I messaged to ask if cable is included. I'm sure they won't answer me, and also sure a cable is not included. In the off chance both happen I think that will be enough to persuade me, as any source for Sommer I can find is going to cost me $50 (after shipping) for the length I need anyway.

 

[pasarski]

Interesting, it says it's not available to the U.K.

Not in Finland either. Would love that swivel mount

 

[rock soderstrom]

Not in Finland either. Would love that swivel mount

no shipping to Germany either

 

[SubSpec]

Well, I took the plunge. We'll find it in 2 to 37 weeks how it is. Sucks that they are so limited on where they'll ship to.

 

[rock soderstrom]

Well, I took the plunge. We'll find it in 2 to 37 weeks how it is.

keep us posted!

 

[thomasdf]

Not available in France, so no Europe I suppose ?

 

[Tim Campbell]

Not available in any country I tried. Even Aliexpress has their scammers

 

[RuudNL]

Not available in The Netherlands.
By the way: I don't see a switch. Only a metal strip with the pattern symbols.
I don't see how the swivel mount attaches to the microphone body, you can just see the rails on de sides.
The locking ring is separate, I suppose it will get lost very soon...

 

[SubSpec]

Importantly, this is the store behind the venerable HL-95 and a range of other products that many here have had good experience with.

Going to All Products and sorting by newest shows that this is the newest product of the bunch, alongside what appears to be a complete (including structures for the body and capsule) u87 body.

If I were to guess for some reason shipping options made it live for the US before they have elsewhere, but I'd bet they'll be available soon. Hopefully so.

Here's that 87 (also not cheap):

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807592342089.html

 

[Rob Flinn]

Oddly one can buy the 87 in Europe by the looks of it ...

 

[Lowfreq]

They'll ship to New Zealand, but I can't really justify the cost, when I've only recently bought the first m251 body that they put out.

 

[evil grill]

My guess Europe has some rules for the materials used.

 

[kingkorg]

Just ask the seller through DM, my guess is they have a NDA with some other company they make the bodies for, or sell them to. So they don't want to make too much waves having them available where NDA might apply.

 

[OneRoomStudio]

I’ve always wondered where Mic and Mod get their 251 bodies from, although they look a bit different from these.

 

[TimG]

If you are buying from Alibaba proper, ask if it has the binder connector, holes for switches, or any detail like this in the purchase chat, and screenshot their response.
I got a free $100 microphone via Alipay when they ruled in my favor on a dispute, when I included the screen shot of the dialog saying it “had switches”.