Nady TCM1050 Tube Mic with Flight Case and Shockmount

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Nady TCM1050 Tube Mic with Flight Case and Shockmount, Main
Nady TCM1050 Tube Mic with Flight Case and Shockmount, Main
Nady TCM1050 Tube Mic with Flight Case and Shockmount, Main Nady TCM1050 Tube Mic with Flight Case and Shockmount, Main
zZounds Gear Experts Say...
With case, shock mount, and windscreen.

Nady's TCM 1050 has the classic look and the exceptional sound performance of legendary vacuum tube microphones at a fraction of their original cost. For the first time, the superior technology of these classic mics is affordable even to the most modest project studio. The TCM 1050's sound quality provides warmth, presence, and clarity — superb sound and unsurpassed value with a 1 in. gold-sputtered dual diaphragm.

Features
9 selectable polar patterns

6072 tube (a classic 12AT7 specially selected premium sound quality)

Brass parts

Professional aluminum flight case

Foam windscreen

Elastic spider shockmount

Power supply and cables

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 510-652-2411
Owner's Manual
Product Literature

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (39 ratings)
by a customer from hotmail.com

"Buy 4 to get 1 (not guaranteed)."

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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After this I realize what price means. I guess, buying from Neumann, I had no story to make my friends laugh. Overall, I saved money and recorded a lot happy folks.

Sound
Warm on vocals (group or single). Any guitar (Gibson, Strat, Accoustic (Nylon, Steel) sounds live and full. In general, I am very satisfied with the quality. I had experience with Rode NT-1, NT-2, Shure Beta-57,58. This can substitute all of those. All of the singers, males, females seemed very excited with the mic.

Features
The multipattern availability is a big plus.

Quality
When I tell this story to my friends they laugh tearfully... Bought 2 mics initially, thinking of stereo. One of the two appeared to be defective. Whistling. Sent back for an exchange. Received a new one, defective, low sensitivity (about -9 dB lower than the one I keep, tech. sup. insisted that it was normal). Sent back for an exchange. Received a new one. Defective. Could not be attached to the shockmount, because the thread/nut problem. The mic was functional though. Returned to end up the story. In total I held 4 mics in my hands and came up with one usable.

Value
Ok when works.

Manufacturer Support
There is only one tech guy, whose default answer is "return it for an exchange". I live 15 miles from Nady and he could not guarantee a successful exchange of the defective mic. "You… read more can bring it in, and I can exchange it, but I cannot check the one I'm giving you. You take it and check..." he said. Really tough guy, insisted that difference of 9 dB between 2 mics capturing same sound is normal.

The Wow Factor
Do I want it? Lucky to have one working.

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