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Originally Posted by syra  Quote:
Originally Posted by robertshaw the new ai is not very good. | Actually its almost identical to the vintage one so it is as good as a U87 can be. |
Without getting involved in a quality judgment [I have mine, you should form your own] I will have to agree with Syra... except for the capsule and the amplifier the two microphone models are nearly identical.
When the "A" model was released they changed the capsule to a dual backplate [K-67] design... the amplifier was switched to a U-89 amplifier. Other than the nomenclature and having no window for the "battery level" they certainly look identical.