Sony F-99A 70s Dynamic Microphone - Metal - Japan

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Sony designed these microphones for consumer use with stereo cassette recorders. Our friends in R&D took a look at their own two ears for inspiration and angled the two capsules at a whopping 160 degrees from one another. The results are super wide, and collapse to mono without major issues. Like an XY microphone, but wider.

The frequency response of these capsules is pretty lo-fi - there's a steep rolloff at about 100Hz and 10kHz giving it a nice character. They require a decent amount of gain, but they're pretty quiet in terms of self noise.

Box is included, but it shows its age. Despite the box, the mic itself is spotless, protected by the plastic sleeve.

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