On the shelf: Microphones

Microtech Gefell has reissued the UM 57 tube microphone with an M7 capsule, gold-plated PVC diaphragms and an EF 86 pentode. Patterns are switched at the power supply; pre-orders are open at about $7,699. […]

DPA has released the DPK2015 Piano Stereo Kit, a bundle of two 2015 wide cardioid microphones with gooseneck mounts, a stereo boom, cables and windscreens. It costs $2,800 or £2,220 including VAT. […]

United Studio Technologies' UT Tube67, a large-diaphragm tube condenser modelled on the Neumann U67, is now available. It has three patterns, an AIR MOD switch, an 80 Hz filter and a -10 dB pad. […]

AEA introduced the R8, a limited-edition passive version of its far-field N8 ribbon microphone priced at $1,299, and the FC2 dual-channel valve preamp designed with Fred Forssell, due in spring 2026. […]

Austrian Audio presented the OC-B6 at NAMM 2026, its first large-diaphragm kick drum condenser with a CKR6-B capsule, 18 Hz subsonic filter and swivel joint, plus the DMK1 drum microphone kit. […]

Sontronics introduced the ZETA at NAMM 2026, a large-diaphragm JFET condenser with a Lundahl transformer, 9 dB(A) self-noise and 125 dB max SPL, hand-built in England and priced at £949. […]

Shure presented three new KSM studio condensers at NAMM 2026: the KSM32C with a 3/4-inch capsule, the cardioid KSM40C and the multi-pattern KSM44MP with 1-inch capsules. All are due in spring. […]

Warm Audio has announced the Retro 64, a dynamic microphone modelled on the Electro-Voice 664, with a humbucking capsule tuned for live sound. It comes in chrome and black, with pre-orders at about $139–140. […]

Neumann has reissued the M 50 tube microphone from 1951 as the M 50 V, with an ultra-low-noise subminiature tube, a K 33 Ti titanium capsule, an RF-proof connector and a new power supply. […]

At NAMM 2026 Slate Digital presented the ML-2A, a pair, matched at the factory, of small-diaphragm cardioid modeling microphones with a stereo bar, 156 dB SPL handling and access to 27 mic models in VMS. […]