Endgame Neumann U 87 Ai / TLM 67 / TLM 103 (Endgame)

[HiFiASMR]

The Neumann U 87 Ai and TLM 67 sound very similar except the TLM 67 sounds flatter in the treble and therefore less nasally. The Neumann U 87 Ai is brighter and more articulate as shown on the frequency response which some people may like and find pleasing. The TLM 67 sounds a little more neutral and less nasally. I rarely look at third party measurements but I may start doing it in some cases. Although I think they're both cool. I prefer The Bright more open clear tonality of the Neumann TLM 103. TLM 103 is cheaper with lower self noise without all the trimmings as well which is nice.



The Neumann TLM 103 is the most optimum of any microphone in the world for spoken word. It is basically my target for spoken word.

Now I know what some of you goofballs are thinking. This microphone is not flat so therefore too bright. Well we go hard around here. We flatter and optimize the sound to be as pleasing as possible, from V-Shaped fun headphones, to heavily presence boosted microphones to fully optimize and flatter the source. The Neuman U 47 is unanimously the best sounding vocal singing microphone that all companies try to replicate. Guess what? It's my target for singing vocal microphones. Endgame exists my boys. The treble shelf is a modern way of emphasizing a bright, open clear, and transparent musical flattering sound.

The Neumann TLM 103 also sports ultra low 7dBa self noise and high sensitivity.
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[Sebastian B]

 

[Sebastian B]

Looks like I was right about the Roswell Delphos the whole time. There is one peak at 15kHz, but other than that, it's basically the TLM 67 for less than half the price. If a flat response is what makes a good speaker, then it should follow that a flat response is what makes a good microphone. The TLM 103 is not flat by any stretch. In fact, you can probably find a bunch if microphones in the database that have similar, hyped response in the treble. However, you will struggle to find any condenser microphones with a flat response all the way through. The Neumann TLM 67 achieves it. So does the Roswell Delphos. The Neumann U67 is even better in the treble, but it lacks any bass extension.

 

[Sebastian B]

 

[Sebastian B]