M9 DIY Microphone Kit

Build 2 in a row. Never build a mic before. The manual is great and with good concentration and being precise it took me about 3-4 hours.

Sehr sorgfältig zusammengestellten Bausatz mit hochqualitativen Komponenten und sehr feinen Klang! Mit besten Grüßen H.H.

In the 80s I worked with a country music artist who owned his own studio on music row. He had a large collection of Neumann microphones. Six U67s, U47, U48, pair of M50s and a pair of M49s. I’ve always liked the way the M49 sounded. It seems like it’s the “hidden Gem” of microphones. You don’t see very many in use, but they are so versatile. I guess that is the reason that drew me to it.
I have built four of the M9 kits already, and just ordered two more.
I’ve been very pleased with the way the M9 kit sounds. I actually was able to compare it to an original M49 at a local studio in Nashville. Everybody I played the comparison for agrees the M9 is in the same ballpark as the original M49.

One minor suggestion. I find that the capsule sits high in the basket compared to the original. If the side rails were shortened by 8mm +/- that would center the capsule more like the original.
Thank you for making a DIY kit that is not too difficult to build. The quality of the parts, especially the body, is superior!

We’ve used the M49 on a major session this week and can confirm it has a superb and open sound. We’re delighted and will be ordering another shortly.

J'avais déja commandé un clone U47 Mic&Mod avec une capsule K47 il y a quelques mois, je me suis dit que j'allais essayer le nouveau M49 avec la même capsule, je suis agréablement surpris de ce clone M49, on entend clairement une grande différence sur l'aspect sonore, le spectre de voix est beaucoup plus neutre encore que le U47, je pense que le tube triode utilisé est vraiment de très bonne facture, même si je n'ai jamais eu de Neumann M49 pour comparer, mais je suis vraiment sous le charme de ce microphone qui va faire embellir ma collection dans mon studio d'enregistrement !