Now I have seen it all. Behringer vintage microphones .................

[Rob Flinn]

https://www.behringer.com/series.html?category=R-BEHRINGER-VINTAGEMICROPHONESERIES

 

[pucho812]

USB no less.

 

[totoxraymond]

Strange they're not branded "klark teknik"...

 

[JohnRoberts]

Not that surprising...

I recall a project inside Peavey back in the mid 80s to mimic some classic recording microphones for much lower price points. That project never delivered the goods, and was quietly abandoned.

JR

 

[hodad]

I suspect the market here is folks shooting youtube videos or on zoom or google meets all the time who want a cool looking mic in their shot. It doesn't have to sound cool (as long as it works and is easy to use)--it just needs to look cool.

 

[totoxraymond]

Yes, the commercial blurb on berhinger website is oriented towards streamers. In fact they copied/paste the exact same text for each microphone, just changing the name. But the frequency response graphs do vary a lot between mics.

They're all 0,5" electret capsules.

 

[pucho812]

I will admit this did cause me to ponder what If a legit ribbon company like aea did a usb version of their 44 copy

 

[Tubetec]

It was clear after reading the blurb the target market , these mics bear only the looks of the vintage unit , maybe the case work could be used for something more worthwhile like a housing a proper ribbon motor , then again its hard to get an idea of the actual size or build quality from the Behringer press video .

What would be good example of a modern ribbon mic to experiment around with a Fet based head amp ?
has any one had luck with bargain basement stuff like the MXL ? Ive also seen a Stagg SRM70 ribbon that looks a lot like the Royers but much cheaper .

 

[midwayfair]

I suspect the market here is folks shooting youtube videos or on zoom or google meets all the time who want a cool looking mic in their shot. It doesn't have to sound cool (as long as it works and is easy to use)--it just needs to look cool.

This is exactly what I thought when I saw them. "These would look cool in a video."

In fact, I'd consider getting one, not actually using it on stream, and hiding the real microphone. One of the late night shows did this with a vintage microphone on the desk, I forget which one.

 

[rogs]

From the first look at the marketing pictures, I hadn't realised just how tiny these things are!
This image from the Behringer page itself gives a better idea:
https://mediadl.musictribe.com/media/marketing_images/P0ESZ/Image_Plug-n-Play-USB-Interface.jpg

 

[Whoops]

From the first look at the marketing pictures, I hadn't realised just how tiny these things are!
This image from the Behringer page itself gives a better idea:
https://mediadl.musictribe.com/media/marketing_images/P0ESZ/Image_Plug-n-Play-USB-Interface.jpg

It's so Tiny that it becomes ridiculous,
specially when you know the size of the real STC/Coles and how gorgeous an unique it looks