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Title: Anyone know anything about this mic?
Post by: Teen Wolf Blitzer on April 29, 2006, 02:37:22 PM

I was thinking about picking it up....

http://cgi.ebay.com/German-VINTAGE-AKG-SABA-STEREO-Microphone-from-the-60s_W0QQitemZ7409904212QQcategoryZ41465QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Title: Re: Anyone know anything about this mic?
Post by: bluegrass_brad on April 29, 2006, 02:45:14 PM

Its got a low end rolloff at 80, has tuchel connectors and its body is made of plastic. I would pass.

Title: Re: Anyone know anything about this mic?
Post by: Teen Wolf Blitzer on April 29, 2006, 03:03:44 PM

Thanks for the input Brad!

Title: Re: Anyone know anything about this mic?
Post by: bluegrass_brad on April 29, 2006, 03:32:41 PM

Just MO on it.  Love that avitar :D +T

Title: Re: Anyone know anything about this mic?
Post by: Teen Wolf Blitzer on April 29, 2006, 03:55:11 PM

Back at cha!  +t

Title: Re: Anyone know anything about this mic?
Post by: Church-Audio on April 30, 2006, 01:00:03 AM

This is a great guitar mic it uses Sennhiser 409 mic capsules if I am not mistaken, It would suck for any type of real recording but infront of a guitar amp this little guy would rock.

Chris Church

Quote from: tapermark on April 29, 2006, 02:37:22 PM

I was thinking about picking it up....

http://cgi.ebay.com/German-VINTAGE-AKG-SABA-STEREO-Microphone-from-the-60s_W0QQitemZ7409904212QQcategoryZ41465QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Title: Re: Anyone know anything about this mic?
Post by: bluegrass_brad on April 30, 2006, 01:47:38 PM

No, this uses the AKG "sheet metal" capsules that were used in the D11 and other cheapie OEM mics for SABA, Telefunken, and a couple of other companies that AKG was the OEM manufacturer for. It was a dynamic capsule in a closed metal sheet developed by AKG in the late 50's.  Cheap to mass produce. Here is the D11
(http://users.pandora.be/frank.ttt/audiorecorders/images/tm_microfoons/AKG_mic_D11D_duo.jpg)

Title: Re: Anyone know anything about this mic?
Post by: Church-Audio on April 30, 2006, 05:31:02 PM

Yep your correct I thought it was something else but the other mic I was thinking of is gold not white as this one is and it is not made by AKG it would have been made by sennhieser sorry my mistake. Thats what I get for taking a 20 second look at it.

Chris Church

Quote from: bluegrass_brad on April 30, 2006, 01:47:38 PM

No, this uses the AKG "sheet metal" capsules that were used in the D11 and other cheapie OEM mics for SABA, Telefunken, and a couple of other companies that AKG was the OEM manufacturer for. It was a dynamic capsule in a closed metal sheet developed by AKG in the late 50's.  Cheap to mass produce. Here is the D11
(http://users.pandora.be/frank.ttt/audiorecorders/images/tm_microfoons/AKG_mic_D11D_duo.jpg)