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thejook · 26th November 2006

You either have to hear one personally or get it from a source (that you trust) that checks it out and gives it a clean bill of health.

Be prepared to pay WAY more than you see on eBay for this. Don't buy a vintage mic without hearing it. Don't. Ever.

I got lucky when I bought my CMV, but it turned out to be from a brilliant mic tech that just happens to be a little less known at this point.

The point is this: you can either buy one off eBay for whatever price it's going for now, spend money sending it to Bill Bradley or Klaus Heyne or whoever (if they even have the time), spend time waiting for it, and in the end wind up driving your costs up even more than if you had just called up Mike at Vintage King and said, "Mike, you got a CMV that's just *the ONE?*" Then you get (most likely) a much better mic right off the bat and you get to send it back if you don't agree.

26th November 2006	#23
thejook Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 569	The thing about CMVs... You either have to hear one personally or get it from a source (that you trust) that checks it out and gives it a clean bill of health. Be prepared to pay WAY more than you see on eBay for this. Don't buy a vintage mic without hearing it. Don't. Ever. I got lucky when I bought my CMV, but it turned out to be from a brilliant mic tech that just happens to be a little less known at this point. The point is this: you can either buy one off eBay for whatever price it's going for now, spend money sending it to Bill Bradley or Klaus Heyne or whoever (if they even have the time), spend time waiting for it, and in the end wind up driving your costs up even more than if you had just called up Mike at Vintage King and said, "Mike, you got a CMV that's just the ONE?" Then you get (most likely) a much better mic right off the bat and you get to send it back if you don't agree.