1986 Oktava ML-19 Vintage Soviet Ribbon Microphone Made In USSR

Up for sale is a great vintage Soviet ribbon microphone - OKTAVA ML-19.

In our studio we called it "guitar mic", most of the times we used it to record overload electric guitars, sometimes as a second mic for acoustics. But also it sounds very good even on vocals. This exactly one is from the storage, NOS condition and was never in use. Manufactured in the USSR in 1986. We just installed the XLR jack for comfortable using right out of the box. Mic comes with a full set of original accessories, what you`ll get:

- OKTAVA ML-19, serial number 0239
- Original ML-19 holder with table stand
- Original box and manual

By the end of 1980`s, ribbon technology was seen as an anachronism by Oktava management and the successful ML-19 unidirectional ribbon microphone was discontinued. The ML-19 had been used extensively for studio and concert recording of music and speech.

Now, in the new millenium, the vintage sound of ribbon microphones is being re-discovered by engineers and producers everywhere. The ML-19 provides offers an extremely well-balanced frequency spectrum. Unlike traditional bi-directional ribbon mics, it delivers good HF reproduction, which gives a smooth and articulate voice to acoustic guitar, violin and voice.

The ML-19 is a unidirectional ribbon microphone, most ribbon microphones are bidirectional. The ML-19 is somewhat unique in that it has a Cardioid pickup pattern. It reportedly has a fuller high-frequency response than most ribbon microphones.

Specifications:

Mic type: Ribbon
Dimensions: 140 x 46 x 41 mm
Weight: 0.65 kg
Output impedance: 250 Ohms +/- 5Ohms
Frequency range, Hz: 50-18.000 Hz
with nonlinearity .....+\- 7.5 dB
Directional pattern ..... unidirectional cardioid
Free field Sensitivity loss:
180° to 0° : db ...... -17

Please notice that the shipping price we offer is a price for fast shipping by EMS Express with estimated time of delivery from 10-25 days to the US & EU.

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