Neumann SM69 FET (Vintage)

A fantastic example in great cosmetic condition with some signs of wear commensurate with age. Serviced and sounding fantastic. Some static noise etc when swivelling the top capsule but this is fairly typical for vintage examples and doesn't affect general performance. S/N 4228

In 1970, Neumann introduced a fet version of their SM 69 stereo condenser microphone. The capsule head contains two isolated, independent K67 capsules arranged one above the other. The upper capsule may be rotated against the lower through an arc of 270 degrees. The amplifier section contains two independent microphone amplifiers with extremely low self-noise level.

An external power supply and pattern selector box allows for operation across nine different directional characteristics for each system independently of one another including: Omnidirectional, Cardioid, Figure-8, as well as six intermediate patterns including Hypercardioid and Wide Cardioid.

The combination of multi-pattern support and a rotating top capsule assembly allows the SM 69 fet to support a variety of single-point stereo pickup patterns: X-Y, Mid-Side, and Blumlein.