Today I review one of the best microphones ever made, the Neumann U87 Ai. This is a 3 polar pattern large diaphragm mic that is very expensive. It has a controlled low-end, a forward mid section, and a smooth but detailed top end. It is very unforgiving in terms of tone as it captures what you put in front of it and doesn’t do much to help you out. I also compare it to the Neewer NW700, AT2020, Neat King Bee, sE X1, Rode NT1, Shure SM7b, RE20, CAD E100s, KSM32, TLM102, Mojave MA201 FET, OC818, KSM44a, C414 XLII, and TLM103.

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00:00 - Intro / Price / Disclaimer
00:41 - Setup
01:15 - What’s in the Box
01:44 - Build Quality / Walkthrough
02:19 - Specifications
03:04 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation)
04:02 - Plosive Test
04:14 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
04:32 - Background Noise Test (Keyboard Test)
04:51 - Untreated Room Test
05:04 - Mic Mount Shock Rejection Test
05:23 - Shock Mount Shock Rejection Test
05:42 - Mic Resonance Tap Test
05:57 - High Pass Filter Test
06:18 - Windscreen Test
06:55 - Neewer NW700 Comparison
07:25 - Audio Technica AT2020 Comparison
07:51 - Neat King Bee Comparison
08:16 - sE Electronics X1 Comparison
08:43 - Rode NT1 Comparison
09:14 - Shure SM7b Comparison
09:37 - Electro Voice RE20 Comparison
10:02 - CAD E100s Comparison
10:26 - Shure KSM32 Comparison
10:51 - Neumann TLM102 Comparison
11:16 - Mojave MA201 Fet Comparison
11:44 - Austrian Audio OC818 Comparison
12:10 - Shure KSM44a Comparison
12:45 - AKG C414 XLII Comparison
13:14 - Neumann TLM103 Comparison
13:43 - High End Preamp Demonstration
15:32 - Music Test
16:52 - Pros & Cons
18:50 - Overall Thoughts
21:19 - Recommendation
22:21 - How It’s Made (   • Video  )
22:39 - Outro

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