Neumann U87 Vintage | Worth 5000$ !? 

You said it perfectly about the S's sitting on top with the newer mics and them being baked in with the vintage! I have never know how to describe the sound but you summed it up!. Great video!

Your support and breathing has really improved your vocal ability. All the most exciting and detailed nuance of your voice on now on full display. This is a huge win for those of us who appreciate the tone and timbre of your beautiful singing voice. Congratulations dude! Oh the mic is lovely too. Your vocal ability really sells the mic too!!

Thats the perfect Vocal sound. Yes, it´s worth it.

Fantastic highs. I like the sound of your voice on this mic. Or 87 mics in general.

Sounds awesome!!

The beautiful smooth mids together with the character of a Neve is so pleasant and soft! Recognize the sound directly from my old u87 (1978) with the battery inside the body for phantom power! Also drove a Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5012 to my old Fireface800! Brought back old memories now when you heard this! For some reason it was sold! Thanks for a brilliant review and great song!! // Etc. Carl-Magnus

First off -- great pipes man, you can sing your ass off. That mic works really well on your voice. I would love to own a vintage u87 but probably not gonna happen. I'll have to be happy with my Stam Audio SA-87. Great vid!

Nice video, that u87 definitely sounds incredible even when you consider the price

I have tested very similar 87 with Tuchel connector. Against late 80s u87 and my DIY clone. The interesting thing is after recording it is sounding pretty close. But when vocalist hear herself/himself in the headphones while recording it is skins very different. Old u87 sounds expensive and it is definitely costs 5-15 grands (depends on condition and year).

Really amazing I was hoping to find something like this for me to buy. Do you sell it?

super ! -as usual

great vid, i was on the edge with buying a u87 or save up for a 67 but i actually like the u87 i tube amp mod better than the u67 or u47! crazy! on my way to 10k+ sound with only 5k

U87 vintage is better than U87 ai.

Sounds really nice, thank you for this demo! Right now there are a lot of U87s from the early 80s for sale. Do you know how much difference in tone there is (if any) between the 70s and early 80s?

As another RU-vidr mentioned! Is the warm tone of vintage Neumanns just because of dirt on the membrane after many years of use ? I have a U87ai and love it. My two old AKG 414 B-ULS are much warmer. Just checked them…..they are dirty. Not questioning your thoughts. But maybe !!!!!! 🙂

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I hope you can find some way to get hold of something like the United Studio Technologies UT Twin 87. It's supposed to be able to clone both a Vintage and a Modern 87. From tests a friend did, they get pretty close, I'd love to hear your thoughts if you can get hold of one. $600.

Hi Christian. I can’t stop thinking about your statement of the S’s being baked in as opposed to on top. Are there any modern mics that do it or is it just vintage ones. Can you make any recommendations?

It sounds like it came from the gods as a gift ... :))

As nice as a vintage U87 sounds, I don't think it's worth the $5k price tag. I did a video with a vintage U87 serial #33721 on my channel which I borrowed from my job (music store that specializes in used gear). We listed it at $3,600 and it sat for months. We dropped it to $3,000 and it sold instantly. And that's with the original shockmount too! So from my experience, $4k-$5k? It's not worth that price tag imo. $2.8k-$3.5k? Absolutely! I always enjoy your vids man!

I saw one for $2800 this year but waivered a bit, and missed it :(

Can you do a review on the nueman tlm 49

Can you review the new flea 251? (Its a 251 clone)

Can you please compare this U87 with Slate's ML-1 U87 pack ? I know reaction will be like , there will be big differences etc But nobody on youtube has singing ability like you show when you share with us gears demo. And video and presentation style as well as.

I feel like I can hear the echoes of Hitler.

Is it worth it NO! We have so many better microphones available now. It was a different story 20 years ago.