Philips (AKG) D109 60s Silver

Vintage Philips / AKG D109 Mic.

'Here is a real gem of a Vintage Lavalier from the late 1960s the AKG D109
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AKG D109 - The D109 was designed in the mid 1960’s to meet the demands of high quality speech reproduction on television and in film. It was beautifully made, with a sleek nickel plated brass body, and ingeniously engineered so that it could be used in a number of different ways :-

With the Lavalier collar removed it makes a very unobtrusive interview microphone. Even today there are few omni dynamic interview mics this small (less than 3 inches). AKG D109 Interview mode
With the collar in place it can be used as a classic Lavalier hung around the presenter’s neck.

It also has a clip on the back of the collar for fixing to clothing.

By raising the collar above the microphone grill the high frequency response can be increased to compensate for the mic being positioned on the performer’s chest below the chin.

With the collar raised it can also be hidden under light-weight clothing.

- Martin Mitchell's Microphones

This is a beautiful little mic with a surprising sound, I've had great results tracking drums & vocals as an additional mic to get a fuller sound, it's surprisingly warm sounding for its size.

This particular one has been modified with an XLR connector & comes in its original box with original manual, and is in absolutely mint condition.