Coolest Looking Mic?

[MusicMan91]

Hey. What is the coolest looking mic?

Categories are:
Condenser
Dynamic
Tube
Ribbon
Vintage
Other (If so, what type is it?)


Thanks.

 

[radioprof]

Coolest looking mics

The RCA 77 series for ribbon mics.
It's the universally recognized shape, followed of course by the 44 series.
Condensor/Vintage: Neumann u47
Dynamic: Shure SM5

Remember, with most people, bigger is better when it comes to microphones, at least in appearance.
I don't know how many radio jocks have told me that a mic can't sound good because it's so small!
That's why they like big mics, such as the RE20 and Neumann large diaphram condensors.
That, of course, can be BS.
A lot of very small microphones sound very good but they just don't look impressive enough.

 

[eeldip]

this one

http://users.pandora.be/oldmicrophones/thumb_beyer_soundstar_x1n.htm

 

[chessrock]

Anything from BLUE.

 

[Middleman]

Naaah. This one.

 

[tdukex]

T.H.E Lollipops are cool.

 

[chessrock]

T.H.E Lollipops are cool.

So's this one . . .

 

[chessrock]

And then there's this one . . .

It's called "The bird feeder," brought to you by the wood shop class of Newberry High in South Carolina . . .

 

[Dick Flansen]

I've gotta vote B.L.U.E., as well - I think I ended up getting interested in the baby bottle just by looks alone.

Which, of course, is a LOUSY reason to buy a microphone, but...

 

[chessrock]

Which, of course, is a LOUSY reason to buy a microphone, but...

. . . but you could just get one because one guy recommended it and now everyone else says you should get it. Which is an even worse reason.

 

[musac]

i like the birdfeeder mic ol boy posted
got me jealous

 

[musac]

so's that other joint chess

 

[cavedog101]

theres a certain avant-garde artty look about those bottles and such, but there is something that just says, 'belt your guts out cryin in yer beer vocaltrack' about a telefunken elam-251....its so...industrial...and you KNOW it kiks ass.....also those manley reference mics are cool....sennheiser 441's are still very 'space age'.....

 

[MusicMan91]

What are those mics that are thin and shaped like a circle. This is a real newbie question! I can't believe it, my brain must not be functioning correctly....


Don't worry. That's not a matter for concern. "It" usually acts up like this.

Chris

 

[mgraffeo]

B.L.U.E. Dragonfly. I've wanted one ever since the first time I saw it.

-mg

 

[Kelly Dueck]

I think the big CAD VX2 dual tube microphone is pretty cool. It looks like some kind of nuclear device ... name sounds like one, too.

 

[darrin_h2000]

Earthworks Anal probe design.

 

[meriphew]

Voting on looks alone I would say BLUE has the most visually interesting mics.

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[tubedude]

There is no dynamic cooler looking than the B.L.U.E Ball. What a cool mic.

 

[darnold]

ive always thought this was an amazing looking mic.

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