Neumann SM2c #938 (Used)

"C" revision, with original nickel capsules and AC701 tube. Detailed, open top end, with tight rich lows. Nice on overhead, room, piano, strings, guitars, etc.

Includes original PSU, mic case, and swivel cable; balanced for stereo.

History

The Neumann SM2 was the first stereo condenser mic ever produced, and since its creation in 1956 it remains one of the finest stereo microphones ever made. It is essentially a pair of KM56 microphones in one body, using the classic AC701 tube and the special nickel capsule that gives the KM56 its luxurious tone. The cardioid capsules are offset 90 degress from each other in a fixed position, and a selector on the psu allows choice of omni, cardioid and figure-of-eight patterns.

from the original Neumann brochure:

"The Stereo Condenser Microphone SM2 is a top flight studio microphone. It features the outstanding qualities inherent in condenser microphones and their great versatility enables them to be used for solving the most complex recording problems.

The SM2 can be applied to a wide range of recording techniques. Since it contains, effectively, two single microphones in one unit, the SM2 may be used for various special applications. It was developed to stereophonic recordings, in particular for the "intensity system" but they can also be used advantageously, when two microphones of different directional characteristics are required in the same position."