Lately I've noticed that I have to use quite a lot of gain on my mic preamps to get a good level out of my Phanthera V.

I decided to use a 1 kHz sine wave to test the Phanthera against my AKG C414.

According to specs the Brauner has a higher sensitivity than the C414:

Brauner 33 mV/ Pa Cardiod

C414 20 mV/Pa (-34 dBV) +/-0.5 dB

Haven't been here in a long while, had to bookmark it. I am sure everyone is still happily recording as am I. I am in position to finally move on a top shelf tube mic, I have everything else I CARE to own at the moment. I would like your experienced views as to which mic I might consider buying opposed to the Brauner.

I try to find a "perfect match" for voice-overs, narration, spoken word stuff in terms of choosing right mic with appropriate preamp. My choice is narrowed to those mics and preamps mentioned in title. Phantom C & GR ME1NV / Neum TLM49 & j.Hardy M1-or other way around ..? And unfortunatly I can't try those by myself.

Any help is more than welcome.

Cheers,

Sven

I heard a VM-1 today, and I must say I was completely and utterly blown away. These mics are IMHO astonishingly good. I admit that there is a certain novelty value given that they have a completely different type of sound. One possible downside is that they have a very obvious sound of their own, so things might all sound a bit 'Braunerish'.

Hi all
I'm a little confused about the Brauner VM-1, as I have read many conflicting descriptions.
I know it can be sibilant, but how transparent or natural are the mids? Is it all top end? How different are the Valvet and Phantom?

Thanks
John

Anyone here got any ideas about this one? It's a cheaper limited edition of the Phantom C, but I wonder if it a lesser version. I'm seriously considering buying a Brauner, but I'm veering towards the Valvet or VM-1 (used of course ). In Europe the price is 1000 euro, but the Phantom C is 30% more expensive.

John Stafford

Hey guys, i'm in need of some help. I'm currently using a RODE nt1000 for EVERYTHING. it's gotta go. I'm about an inch away from buying an AT4060. It will be used for mainly rap vocals. I have never heard this mic, but it has been recommended to me by multiple professional engineers.

Hi all,
I'm thinking of buying a Brauner VM1 to use with my Avalon 737 going straight to my ApogeeAD 16X and in to my pc. .
But it's a little bit scary that I can't find nothing on the internet about the duo 737/VM1. The mic is a bit too expansive to gamble, so please give me some input on this one!

Hiyas.

My wish list mic is a Brauner VMA http://www.transaudioelite.com/brvmatumic.html

anyone try this model of Brauner as of yet? comments?

Thanks

Sanity Inn

Hi there,

I am looking for a good tube mic.
please give me your opinion about these mics (can i save money by buying a cheaper mic)
Neumann M-149,
Brauner valvet
Soundelux U-99

thanks & regard

Dinesh