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Originally Posted by chrislago  Great, hopefully I can sell it today. It's too bad that it didn't work for me, I wanted it to work so bad but I kept going back to my M-Audio Luna for my voice. It just fits my vocal style more. |
I was hoping this thread could shift from a search for a cheap U 87 toward a discussion about what goes into making a fine microphone like the U 87 - or a cheap copy of one. That's why I posted my findings regarding the Gauge ECM 87 - as talking points that could hopefully inform other folks search for a U 87-sounding mic. The most salient being the K67 capsule used in the U 87 (and copied in 90% of the Chinese mics) was designed to be followed by a high frequency roll-off circuit. If you want U 87 sound you have to have a K67-style capsule followed by a HF de-emphasis circuit - not a flat response circuit as is universally found in these inexpensive mics.