Nady TCM1150 Multi-Pattern Tube Microphone with Case

Ideal for vocal and instrument pickup. Gold-sputtered, 1 in. diaphragm. 6072 vacuum tube.

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"this mic mostly sucks"

Feature:
the features are pretty cool, the figure 8 can be used for some cool effects, omni for a room mic, etc... but it sounds bad.

Quality:
seems well put together, but sounds bad.

Value:
if this mic were a hundred dollars cheaper, i'd think more highly of it... but it's not, and i don't.

Desirability:
it looks pretty cool (better than the picture), but sounds bad.

Sound:
the sound is not that great (i.e. sucks) and for microphones, good sound is sort of necessary... for VERY limited use in a mix this mic would be great, but it's definitely not an all-around or all-purpose mic. i tracked an entire song through this this and thought it sounded great, until i put my MUCH cheaper mxl on a backing vocal and it was the only track out of eight that sounded clear and present. the mic is missing highs, missing lows, and just sounds muddy and lifeless in between. even after switching out tubes and later replacing the entire capsule and diapragm, the mic isn't great, but better... HUGE disappoinment, try a different tube mic unless you want to spend more than a hundred bucks doing upgrades to get it usable (and if you already bought it, google apex 460 for possible mods).

Ease of Use:
easy to use, but sounds bad. if you're picky with sources it has it's moments, mellow acoutic guitar maybe...

Support:
no idea, i voided the warranty.

Overall:
if you need a dull and lifeless mic somewhere in your cabinet, this is it, i'd otherwise steer clear. if i could travel back in time and convince myself that after all that research and comparing microphones, that i had chosen THE WRONG budget/entry level tube mic, i would, but i can't... and this mic sucks and i'm stuck with it AND after blowing almost two hundred dollars on this turd, i'll be unable to make any frivilous microphone purchases for a long, long while... i would highly recommend trying ANY OTHER tube mic in this price range.

Submitted: 3/5/2006

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The TCM 1150 is the best value available today in studio tube condenser microphones -- with the classic vintage look and the same extraordinary sound and performance of a legendary vacuum tube microphone, at a fraction of their original cost. For the first time, the superior technology of these classic microphones is affordable even to the most modest project studios. With the superior rugged construction and unparalleled warmth, presence, and clarity of the original classics -- but with unbeatable affordability -- the TCM 1150 studio vacuum tube condenser microphone delivers both superb sound and unsurpassed value.

Features:
Ideal for the most demanding applications, including all forms of vocal and instrument pickup

Gold-sputtered, ultra-thin (1 in. diameter) mylar dual diaphragm

Tube preamplifier circuitry with 6072 vacuum tube (a classic 12AT7 specially selected for low distortion, superior signal-to-noise ratio and minimum sensitivity to mechanical vibrations)

Special output transformer designed for ultra transparency

Almost all brass parts for years of studio workhorse reliability

Power provided by a dedicated AC power supply with a balanced XLR output for connection to any mixing console, with no phantom power requiredNine different polar patterns remotely selectable on power supply for ultimate versatility in use and ease of operation: omnidirectional, cardioid, figure 8, and 6 intermediate stages
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