Vintage broadcast microphones
By James Grahame
James Steele has spent more than 30 years collecting classic American radio mics. His collection is by no means comprehensive - he admits there are some gaping omissions - but it's really nice of him to share his images with the unwashed masses. Click on the red pins beside the various listings to take a look at documentation related to the mic. The mic pictured here is a beautiful 1954 RCA Ribbon Velocity Type 77-DX, which features a mysterious "acoustic labarynth."
I think the market is begging for a decent line of affordable USB-enabled retro mics intended for home recording, videocasts and podcasts. Heck, they'd look pretty cool on stage as well.
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