I paid $1000 for a Mystery Box "full of Microphones" | Booth Junkie 

Would love to see a follow up video of you testing each one and maybe even a tier list?

Speaking of Peavy Mics... Back in the 70s I was in a cover band setting up in a Brooklyn pub when I realized I didn't have my microphone bag. In a panic I ran a couple of blocks to a local music store and bought a Peavy Dynamic mic for $50. It was roughly the shape of an SM58 but was all white. It wound up being my favorite vocal mic. Around 10 years later I was freelance engineering a session in a recording studio in Tampa, Florida. I was recording a grand piano with an AKG C414 and as an experiment I placed my old Peavey mic on a stand under the piano pointing up at the soundboard. The next day the owner of the studio having listened to the recordings I had made the night before raved about the sound of the piano, saying he had never heard that piano sound that great. He asked me how I mic'ed it. I showed him my set-up and he asked me if he could buy my Peavey. I said it was my favorite vocal mic for live gigs and didn't want to sell it. He offered me $200. I sold it to him. I believe he set it up permanently under that piano.

Part 2 of testing them all!

Hey Mike, be sure to unscrew the handle on the C1000S to make sure there's no corroded battery inside!

Most RU-vid Mystery Boxes: Designer shoes and clothing! Booth Junkie: Microphones!!! Now this is the content I love to see :)

M88: nice mic! Too dark for most voices IMO, but great on bass guitar cabs, floor toms, even kick drum. C1000: end fire, battery powerable condenser. 3 identical pencil condensers: 2x overheads plus hi hats ;)

A typical unboxing video from any other channel: 🥱 Mike DelGaudio opens a loot box full of microphones: 😲!!!

Love the C414 B-ULS. I have three of them and I use them regularly on drum overheads, acoustic guitars and other stringed instruments, guitar and bass amps, as well as vocals. Truly versatile mics, I tend to use them like "the SM57 of condenser mics" in terms of when I reach for them.

That was so cool … RIP Lou! ❤

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That old AKG 414 is such a classic shape! Love it!

There’s NOTHING better than the joy of unboxing something special. Excited to share in your joy!

Excited for all the good content still to come out of this box in the next few months!

22:00 Watching a man strike vintage mic gold never gets old Also, that old MK-319 has gotta be worth a bit!

This was so cool. Man, I want to hear that AKG!

You missed the secret compartment in the box. It was hiding a Neuman. 😁

Gotta wonder how many shows those mics have seen.... and the stories they could tell.

Thanks for sharing Mike, as a former radio guy (from the 1970's), I also have an interest in microphones.

Wait for the "laugh" when describing the beyerdynamic m420 mic. Priceless.

Now that is an unboxing! Awesome!

Lucky you. That C-414 and the Oktava alone made the purchase worth it.

That was actually fun. I was following along and looking them up as you went. Nice haul. As always thanks for all you do.

Very cool! I would love to see the last microphone in action - I wouldn't underestimate this one, it might be a jaw dropper!

im really glad for you that the c414 was in the box and the best thing of all it is an original one made in Austria

This is gonna be exciting.

Looks like you did alright with your "Mystery box"! I hope the nice models still work, particularly the C414! The C1000s is an end address, small condenser, often used for things like drum overheads, hi-hat, acoustic guitar, etc. Not the best mics in the world, but OK if you are on a budget! My profile pic is a pair of them as I use them for my ASMR stuff and drum recordings, etc!

Your C 414 is from around 1986 or 87 ULS stands for ultra linear series. It has a lower noise floor compared to other 414's. It also has a transformer unlike the later Transformerless or TL versions. It's a great mic but can be a little sibilant like all other 414s.

AGH the last mic came out of nowhere! Love that series of mics!

Enjoyed your gab bag. I have collected some decent mics over the years. Shure 87 and 57 2 each, Peluso 22-251 3 matched with Brass C-12. AKG 451-2 ,1- 414 ULS, 414-EB C12 brass cap AND RCA- 44 ribbon. The Pelusos are top notch.

It is *amazing* that the box is branded Sperry/Univac. That is a *wild* connection to the bad old days in the history of computers.

The C414 B-ULS holds a special spot in my heart lol it was the first good mic that got gifted to my studio and someone broke it a few years later smh

Dude, I was hoping for you to have a 414 in that case while you were opening it up! and Bam! there it was! Nice bunch of mics you got there! and that empty ziplock bag at the beginning was probly the empty bag of weed.. loll .. Cool box of mic's, Bro!

'M420 hehe' Hahaha! I am surprised you weren't totally shafted

I love audio gear, my current collection includes: one Rode Podmic; one Sennheiser e-835; two SM57s; one SM58; and one Behringer B-5 pencil condenser mic.

This was a lot of fun! Thanks for going to all that trouble

i still use my c 414 b-uls i bought in like 91 .. vocals , horns , amps , .. works on everything

No no, I bought a 414 ULS in the 2000s. Love that mic. Also have a EB version of it.

I only got 2 minutes into the video when it kinda felt like when Geraldo Rivera went to open the Al Capone Vault? Breathless with anticipation.

Thank you so much! it was a pleasure watching you unboxing and enjoying your discovery journey!

My favorite VO mic is a Peavey large diaphragm dynamic.

Quick Tip: use Naphtha (or lighter-fluid) to easily remove sticky tape reside from gear! you’re welcome 😊

Oh! So thrilling! Respect for the bold move and thanks for the movie!

Exciting video, well done. I knew every name of every mic within 1 second of you showing it out of the case/bag/box lol. Really had me thinking you'd been left holding a bag of trash until that M88TG came out. Surprised you didn't find any Sennheisers in there. Both Beyers are good horn mics (sax, trumpet, etc), although Lou was likely using them on a bass drum and/or floor toms (I would say snare but I'm guessing it's all dirt-baggy enough to assume the 57s were always on the snares and rack toms). $1 says the B-ULS was a spot mic used just outside of the bass drum for shell resonance, on bass and guitar cabinets and for backing vox. We'd have to hear Lou's recordings to know more.

Half way through the video i was like damn you got scammed man lol… but all the good stuff was at the bottom of the box.

That was super fun! Thanks for sharing, glad you got your money's worth!

What a fantastic video, thank you for taking this gamble Mike!

The empty bag is where the weed was lol

Part 2 is you testing them, right? Please.

Mike, here are some useful things about some of those mics. If you have any issues with the Unidyne SM57 that you got out of that box, there's likely some foam that has started to break apart and is now contacting the diaphragm. I also have one of those ATM41s. I like it. The capsule on it is massive. I'm SO jealous of the AKG C1000S I had a chance to buy an AKG D1000E a few weeks ago. I turned it down because I didn't have time to research it before I left town. The screen on those is sintered metal, which is basically what you get when you take metal beads and weld/glue them in that arrangement. If you have an air compressor, you'll see the same type of filter being used to keep dirt out of the pump and canister. The MK319s are datable based on the types of screws that are found all over the body. There are some forums that I found to help date mine, I'll link it in discord if I remember where it is. Cheers!

The C414 B-ULS is my favorite. The mid low is excellent.

can't wait to hear you on the Beyer and AKG 414!!!

That was fun! thanks for sharing.

Easy to get aftermarket screens for Shure mics. I hope the AKG 414 works. If not it's worth replacing the capacitors to get it working.

The AKG C100S is end-address. Good for use on a lectern

This was fascinating, I was a little nervous for you when you started pulling out bags of dusty clips, but you kind of made out!

I enjoy all of your videos, and I'm very happy to see a new one! Very happy to see you again, can't wait to see more.

Mike, Please make a video showing us how good this new treasure trove of Mics sound. Would love to hear how many still work and how they sound after years of hard use.

Wow, what a win, M88 and a 414

I don’t know anything about mics and yet I was captivated by this video 😂

Enjoyed this!

This was really cool. Congrats!

This was so much fun to watch! Thanks for sharing!

I bet there's one or two collectors of ancient computers that would love to get their hands on that Sperry Univac parts case.

Youre kidding. That akg at the end! Wow. Great buy!

6:57 Mike has found a lightsaber!

The C414 EB was the mic that had the switch over from c12 to nylon cap. I had a nylon one. I had 4 414s at one point, 2 B-uls, EB and a XLii.. I kept the 2 B-uls.. I got one for $400 Can, which was a steal.. The Unidyne is priced a lil high, you can get them for under $200, still cool though. Best mic lot haul I got was 3 AKGs for $900 CDN.. The C414 EB, D12e and a C451eb (older version with removable capsule)

Among my mic collection … I still have my AKG C414 B ULS I bought new in 1991. And I have four AKG C 1000S mics, as well …

Now that's a SWEET HAUL!!! 😍😍😍

We need tests of these microphones! Thanks for the great video.

I'm looking forward to hearing you record through that vintage AKG gem :)

I'm happy for you and the channel. Can't wait to hear some of them as you put them through their paces.

Please 🙏 do a video testing those

The grill on the AKG D1000E is "sintered" metal. Possibly aluminum. The process can be applied to almost any metal. Very surprised to hear you had no SM57s. I figured everybody had at least one of those. I was talking to another sound engineer the other day, and we both said that if we could have only one mic type in our mic locker it'd be SM57s. Love your videos, Mike. Thanks for all that you do for audio.

I realize that's 1000 out of pocket but this was a fantastic video and I hope you can do more.

Hello and thank You, i would really like a voiceover test of some of the "stage" Dynamic mics, including the cheaper ones of course - i am curious how they sound - perhaps with some eq... Chris

C1000s is a great mic and new comes with adaptors to turn it from a hyper cardioid from a cardioid. It's A GREAT mix and is end address and I'd love for you to demo one!

Wow! Please test them out! Would love to hear them.

I had the best 25 minutes of my week. Well done.

7:05 Mike : This is... Me : ...A lightsaber ?

Nice haul with that AKG 414, but I kept hoping you'd pull out a vintage Telefunken or Nenmann studio mic.

What a great find

Fantastic. Can't wait to see the results of you trying them!

the transition of the amount going from red to green was extremely satisfying

You'll like the D1000E. One of the better-sounding dynamics out there.

Sweet haul. The sm57 looks so small in your hands. You got some huge mitts, brotha.

Palpable excitement! What fun! can't wait to hear them!

This got me watching through with alot of anticipation. Can't wait for the tests.

Make a review of all the microphones from this box!

Congrats on the nice haul! Scoring a Unidyne III as your first 57 is great luck ;) Man, I would have loved to look around that place, I'm a sucker for vintage studio gear! I _think_ those wooden speaker monitors up top @ 0:45 were EV MS-802's, classics I still use and love, but aren't so common anymore. Anyway, hope your new additions provide >$1k worth of dynamic enjoyment! 👍👍

I was relaxing... then that last mic came out. I sat up in my chair and said (out loud by myself): daaaammmmnnnnnnn!

Cool find Mike, thanks for sharing the experience.

What a treasure trove.

This was amazing! Thank you for recording it for us. I started my microphone collection by buying a travel case of random microphones on eBay. Love it.

I'm excited for you for that c414. like daaaang

Good to see you Mike!

That thing that you couldn't identify looks like it is the device used to join to half rack DBX 163x or other DBX half rack effects together.

What a great idea and beautifully delivered as always. I always look forward to your posts! Can’t wait to hear some of the mics!

That was fun, kinda like I was about to win something or opening a present sorta feeling. I was nervous about you reaching into that box without looking. We have brown recluse and black window spiders around where I live.

What a cool video! Nice find! I'm not so much of a gambler, but man do I love buying vintage gear on the cheap and see if it still works... Also I love to get it fixed as well (most of the gear has some issue). Seeing pre-loved gear getting a future is awesome!

Thanks for sharing the unboxing of all these mics. I was hoping you'd find a vintage Neumann. Looking forward to seeing a review (and maybe comparison?) for these mics.