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Originally Posted by themaestro  my 70's U87 sounds just fine, if not better, thru any pre than most of my other mics that can be particular/dependent regarding a mic and mic pre combo.
-- Adam Lazlo
sounds good to me adam! the place that has the mics sells the vintage 87 fully refurbished and re-calibrated for around 2200, a little higher than your estimate, but it sounds like a very feasible option to me |
What I'm saying is if you can win-bid for one around that $1000 to $1500 area, of which is realistic, if you have to reskin/service it'll be around $200 to $350, so it'll be just under $2000 in an ideal-search/self-ground-work situation. $2200 for a ready to go 70's U87 is an okay, yet over-priced, deal but only if there's a sweet long-term warranty/guarantee; then it's worth it.
It's totally up to you tho, if you can a/b whatever... ultimately it's up to you. I mostly don't want you to get screwed on "vintage/classic" in-house cost. You could preview the $2200 U87 and like it but you could spend hundreds less, with diligent and patient searches/bidding, yet get the same results.
Example -- mic service shops that sell re-firb/original/unfettered this and that but try to screw me out of another $500 or more beyond what "said item" actually, reasonably, is going for on the used market; best condition.
-- Adam Lazlo