If your goal is to save money and not delve into the finer points of microphone quality, then a kit might be the way to go. Fred Gabrsek’s ribbon microphone project above is a good example of this phenomenon, where you could spend $400 on a mic kit instead of $2,000 of your time. But remember: you gain as much effort, experience, and knowledge, and you will get relatively less from all of these combinations than simply collecting most combinations.
microphone-parts.com It is the go-to source for many vintage microphone clone builders. Reproduction kits sell for everything from a $229 Schoeps CMC5 reproduction kit, which you can find used for about $4,500, to an $879 mostly classic U47 reproduction. We say “mostly” because, as MicParts points out, the critical VF14 tube used by the U47 is no longer available and must therefore be simulated in circuits. However, you can buy a usable VF14 tube echo At around $4,000, no doubt someone will.
Of course, MicParts isn’t the only source for DIY microphone kits. There are many kits from many manufacturers. Austin Ribbon Microphones, for example, offers three sets with handmade components that range from $279 to $399 (without adapter). These kits look handcrafted, and gear snobs will no doubt turn their noses up at the aesthetic aspect of the tube mic, but they look great, and sometimes focus gets on the wrong things.
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