Neumann SRM64 #34 (Vintage)

Rare mic in very nice condition, with AC701 tube. Comes with Korby PSU and original Neumann long case.

History

Essentially, the SRM 64 is a U64 cardioid tube microphone, first released in 1964 and designed for use on stage and television, with a long neck and smal capsule head to make the microphone less obtrusive.

from the original Neumann brochure:

"This 'long neck stage microphone' is suitable even in all those applications where the use of standard microphones would present difficulties, due to their size and the consequent obstruction of view. This applies particularly to film and television studios. A further field of application is on stages (in theaters) and on rostrums.

The microphone consists of a condenser capsule, a coupling tube, the microphone amplifier, the stand tube and the microphone base. The condenser capsule is connected to the amplifier by means of the long tube. The amplifier is housed in the stand tube which is screwed on to the microphone base. By means of a collect, the amplifier can be held in the stand tube at any desired height and the height of the capsule above the floor can thus be altered between 1.20 (4) and 1.50m (5ft). The coupling tube is bent in order to point the capsule in the direction of the sound source.

The directional characteristic is cardioid. The directional characteristics are almost independent of frequency. The frequency response curves for angles of sound incidence up to - 135° are virtually parallel. If, therefore a complex sound source moves in a three-quarter circle around the microphone, only the level varies but the tone quality remains unaltered."