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Completely agree with that last post. Having owned a U87ai, two vintage U87's, an M269(it's an M by the way, not a U) and a U67.....the U67 is the only one that remains. The M269 is an incredible mic which could be viewed as subjectively 'better' than a U67 depending on the song/singer. The ai that I had, which I believe was an early production run of the ai's, was a very decent sounding mic. I recorded some great vox with that one. Unfortunately, when I got the U67, it had to go. The vintage U87's, which had just been serviced by a reputable mic tech, were just dog's. I can't say one good thing about them, so beware of that breed. Now, with the U67, you need to be aware of the fact that the mic came stock with high and low pass filters for broadcast specifications at the time. Some U67's have had them removed and some have been left stock. Some like it left stock and others like what the mod achieves. I had mine modded by Bill Bradley of the mic shop in Nashville when I purchased it from him and I'm very happy with the sound. You can't go wrong with Vintage King either. They have all their mics gone through by Tracy Korby who is one of if not the best in the biz.
Good luck,
Sean
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