Mike's Mics

This is the Apex 460 tube condenser microphone, manufactured in China by Alctron Electronics. It is their model T-11A rebadged as an Apex ...

This is a Sterling Audio ST55 condenser microphone.  It features a low-cut filter to mitigate proximity effect and low frequency vibration f...

The Digital Reference DR-CX1 is a side-address, phantom powered studio condenser microphone made in China.  It is identical to the Audio Tec...

Like the MXL 960 and the Stellar CM-3 microphones reviewed below, the MXL 9000 is a tube condenser microphone that requires a dedicated, ex...

The TNC Audio ACM-4 ribbon microphone sports a short, dual-ribbon design and is a rebadged ShuaiYin SYR50. It’s exactly the same mic as th...

This is a TNC Audio ACM-1 ribbon microphone. It has a “long ribbon, short path” ribbon motor design and is manufactured by Shanghai ShuaiY...

The NADY CM100 is marketed as a “measurement microphone” (e.g., calibrating loudspeakers in a particular room space, as well as for tweakin...