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Philip Banks

Circa 1970 Neumann U87

todd ellis · Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 6:13 am Post subject:

mmmmm, pretty!
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Bish · Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 6:47 am Post subject:

I would imagine that a u87 in studio north would be far more critical of the minimalist treatments. The good thing about a 416 (aka canine throw-toy) is that it's a tad more forgiving of a less than perfect room and environment... whereas the u87... not so much. It will be interesting to hear how it lines up against the 416 in studio north... or for that matter, the u87 in the Wee Huttie.
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Dayo · Cinquecento Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 544 Location: UK

Looks nice Phillip. How does it compare to your AI version? Any preference yet?
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Philip Banks · Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 3:30 pm Post subject:

I like it as it's not quite as "clinically" clean if that makes sense. All the clarity I need but with some added vintage dignity. If it were 56 years old it would be me Rolls Eyes

Bish · Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 3:52 pm Post subject:

Rob Ellis · M&M Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 2385 Location: Detroit

So Banksey, are you saying it's true that the old U87s (Pre AI version)
sound better than the AIs?

Eddie Eagle · M&M Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 2393

Nice!

bobsouer · Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 6:30 pm Post subject:

Lovely bit of kit there, Philip!
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Philip Banks · Posted: Wed May 25, 2016 12:38 am Post subject:

Mic used to be Mothered by the BBC so if a Network Promo Voice even looked at it in a funny way a Blenheim Bomber was dispatched to (then) West Germany to collect Georg Neumann and his trusty bag of spanners.

The sound? U87ai is fine for me. The U87 is kinder on an elderly and frail man.

So old is the latter the connection is not XLR to XLR but xlr at mixer end but a screw in 5 pin something or other.

Quick listen https://soundcloud.com/philip-banks/u87-radio-ad

Or download high quality WAV massaged by Nepalese Mahoots http://mbf.cc/4przIK

Frank F · Posted: Wed May 25, 2016 6:05 am Post subject:

Philip now knows the difference between an AI and a real you 87. The Vintage has a definite feel to it it can be experienced in the AI.

Some old u-87 need to be fixed and tweeked others need to be just ciddled it sounds like Phillip just got one that needs to be coddled.

Congrats's Mr. Banks, now you have microphone worthy of your dulcet tones.

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Lee Gordon · Posted: Wed May 25, 2016 8:44 am Post subject:

Irony: by the time we're old enough to know the difference, we're generally too old to be able to hear it. Gasp

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Jason Huggins · Posted: Wed May 25, 2016 11:37 am Post subject:

Maybe that's the difference Smile

Philip Banks · Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 6:37 am Post subject:

Just ordered this for Studio North. I needed something that doesn't do anything and this does it brilliantly. My "sound" needs to be invisuless.

I don't need ALL of them knobs and buttons OR the clock thing but they were included in the price.

Rob Ellis · M&M Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 2385 Location: Detroit

The UA 710 is fine pre-amp but it will "do something" to your sound if you turn the knobs a certain way. It can get "tooby" if you want it to, or not as the case may be.