I got two minutes in after fast forwarding a bunch to find out you shouldn't drop your mics a lot. Life changing.

Noise can be a result of the tube itself. Our 2247 (u47 clone) we tend to buy 5-6 tubes when we need to change it out and pick the quietest of the bunch. Theyre a little strange since theyre metal tubes. But the concept applies to glass or metal. Cheap chinese tubes that a lot of these mics are shipping with are pretty much hot garbage and may warrant replacing it right out of the box. Certainly a consideration when buying a tube mic. Prepare to replace it right away. Some higher end Neumann (hello neumann) mics, telefunken, and more boutique mics you’ll probably get to bypass this step. Anything less than 4 figures on the mic and its almost a certainty.

Thank You so much !!!!! I honestly think you are the only person on YT who spoke logically. I would just add the same holds true with Mic Pre's. I strongly suggest beginners start with solid state then add tube based units IF they love what they hear. It worked out well for me. I love having the options.

Good stuff man. Very helpful.

Based off your monologue here it sounds to me like the tube helps power the mic. Kind of like how a capacitor can change voltage, the tube is just an old style cap (more or less). To me it sounds like a big bunch of marketing for people who poo their pants when tubes are involved. I think it sounds a bit harsh. I am listening on a tubed loxjie P20 with Beyerdynamic DT 990s

Thank you for your video, it's much appreciated 🌺🌺🌺

Excellent suggestions.

The moral here is trust your ears. Too many folks think "oh, folks say tech makes things sound better, so I'm going to buy that". But...I mean, that's just kinda lazy? Folks need to do their research. Go find samples of the mic being used! If at all possible, rent one first and try it out. If that's not possible, buy one from a place with a good return policy ;).

Other considerations: external power supply and possibly custom cable, warm up time, heat. Sound character varies but is typically different than a comparable solid state.

It makes a lot more sense for me to have FET condensers in my home studio. I've also run into issues with tube microphones D:

I just bought and sang into my first tube mic - a Mojave MA-300. It sounds so freaking good, and better than every other FET I've ever heard. Now granted, the FETs I've tried are limited, with the most expensive being the AKG c414 II. Maybe the MA-300 blew me away simply because of the brilliant design, and not necessarily because of the tube. Who knows? But I definitely hear that "3D" aspect people talk about.

Manley is a very high level noise. You are right. But having tube mics you have to have at least several tubes to change whi it is the time. And in my gold referecne i`m not using ecc 83> Mulard ecc 81 sounds clinear)) And will you make a comparisson of Lewitt Pure tube to 1040?

I feel like a shiny tube mic is a rite of passage, somehow. But smart people on the youtubes keep talking me out of it. ;)

...ok mebbe no want after all.

"silenT"

Man, you seem real angry. It looks like you're about to punch the camera.