Vintage Mics

rmproduction · 12th December 2006

Hey,

Is it worth buying vintage mics in poor condition to get them refabed?

Im just curious whether the refab will effect the sound quality in any way.

Also has any one ever come across any old NOS mics? I saw a U67 sold in ebay a few weeks back that had never been taken out the box - are these rarer than rare or do you guys see this quite often - and is it worth paying the extra to get it brand new than paying low for a used and old mic and getting it spruced up if needed?

Cheers

jomo1234 · 12th December 2006

That U67 that was sold on Ebay was actually a reissue that Neumann did (I do not recall the re-issue date. 1991???). Apparently they had enough spare parts (and enough consumer interest) to do a small run of them. Finding an original NOS U67 would be something of a miracle.

12th December 2006	#1
rmproduction Gear Head Joined: Dec 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 67 Thread Starter	Vintage Mics Hey, Is it worth buying vintage mics in poor condition to get them refabed? Im just curious whether the refab will effect the sound quality in any way. Also has any one ever come across any old NOS mics? I saw a U67 sold in ebay a few weeks back that had never been taken out the box - are these rarer than rare or do you guys see this quite often - and is it worth paying the extra to get it brand new than paying low for a used and old mic and getting it spruced up if needed? Cheers

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12th December 2006	#2
jomo1234 Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 1,375	That U67 that was sold on Ebay was actually a reissue that Neumann did (I do not recall the re-issue date. 1991???). Apparently they had enough spare parts (and enough consumer interest) to do a small run of them. Finding an original NOS U67 would be something of a miracle.