There are two circuit boards inside, with no surface mounted components, a few Wima capacitors, and 1% resistors. The manufacturer says they get their diaphragm mylar from Japan and have a gold-sputtering source that they claim produces a thinner and more even coating than others. It's a single pattern cardioid with what looks like about a 1-inch center terminated capsule. It's made from parts coming from various places (just like cars) with final testing in California.

I plan to peel that off once I decide to keep the mic. It feels like a quality microphone, nothing cheap looking or feeling about it with the exception of the sticker that covers one side of the Anvil-ish case that it came with. I don't want to try to review it here because I don't do a lot of work any more so don't have the opportunity to try it on varied sources, but I'll tell you that on my spoken voice, it really does sound darn close to the first of my U87s that I picked out of the closet I think that's a good start. There are several reviews out there, along with some poo-pooing on Gearslutz, with the theme that it sounds a lot like a U87, and only costs 200 bucks. Apparently this mic has been around for a year or so, but I hadn't heard of it. I had another impulse microphone purchase yesterday, based on a review I read from a reviewer that I trust.

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