I have the latest SA800G.

I would pick it ANY day over the Ref C for pop vocals.

We are out of SA-800G's for another 3-4 months

They sold out and the next batch will be shipping in July.

Thank you everyone for your positive feedback and trust in our work. The SA-800G MK3 video against the Sony will be out next month on guitars and vocals.

Hey Ward, any chance you could share a vocal recording you’ve done with it?

Sure. Dry, wet, in context or solo'ed?

Dry/solo would be ideal. But honestly, anything you can share would be super helpful! thanks

Ok, I have two such recordings recently done that I will make samples of.
A young tenor of Irish descent and a 40-ish alto from Cuba (will be in Spanish).
That should give you a good idea.

for @ Ana.be couple of very RAW samples.

One male, one female. They'll remain anonymous.
No autotune, very light compression in tracking but no EQ, no reverb...

Both are semi-pro singers. Nothing extraordinary here, you just wanted to hear some of the tonal quality and capture of the microphone right?

I've been deliberating writing this since about December when I sold my Stamchild MK2. I wanted to craft a post that is respectful, constructively critical and honest.

Let me start off by saying that I own or have owned a handful of Stam Audio products including the SA 4000MK2 w/ Neve mod, a Stamchild MK2, a SA76D+, a Stereo Pultec, SA312 Tube and a SA87. I do NOT think Stam Audio is a scam and I know for certain that after long wait times, you all and I have received products from them in the end. This story is more unique and I am in no way saying anyone is stealing money from anyone. That was NOT my experience so please don't think that!

All of the products that I've had from Stam have been top notch, with excellent quality and sound. I am pleased with the products that I still own which are only the SA4000, SA76d+ and Pultec. If you have a chance to get one on Reverb, do it. If you want to wait for a while, then do it. You really won't regret the quality and sound.

I would like to reiterate that I was a repeat customer with mostly positive experiences and as far as the products go, they are super solid!

Here's my gripe that I would like to alert people of. Yes, Josh was very good at communicating with me and I have almost if not over a hundred email correspondences to back that up. I started off in late 2023 by putting down a deposit for a Stamchild MK2 but immediately emailed Josh if he would ever truly make a variable attack/release and feed forward/back feature similar to the Unfairchild. (He had mentioned maybe being able to do this on a forum) When I reached out, he said he'd be into doing this but that he'd need 70% up front to cover such a high dollar cost for a custom job. He also had emailed me other little Easter eggs that he thought could make this unit special: a deesser, modern and vintage switches etc.

Now keep in mind, I KNOW this would have been an extremely custom and costly unit to make. The thing is, he sent me pictures of what were supposedly the faceplates and renderings of the unit, hinting at progress being made in the unit. Also in typical fashion, dates kept getting pushed back over and over again. That's fine, whatever.

As time went on with no additional progress, Josh offered to send me a Stamchild MK2 to use until the custom unit would be ready. Keep in mind, I already paid the full amount for a Stamchild MK2 so he wasn't REALLY doing me that solid of a favor. I accepted this so offer that I at least had something to show for the thousands of dollars I had sent months prior. ($5593)

Once the Stamchild arrived, I thanked Josh and asked him how the switching would go once the custom unit was done and we went back and forth a little. However, come November 2024 I asked about progress and he said (after saying this would be 100% possible to do this custom job):

“Brother I really wish I could but I am so busy I can’t develop that project”

I'll be honest, the whole thing just felt really dirty. I was extremely excited about the custom unit and would have just appreciated transparency from the beginning. The dirty part just seems like as long as I would have kept sending money, he would have kept telling me things that I wanted to hear and maybe keep sending renderings of the custom unit. Once I got the MK2, it seemed like he just wanted me off of his back and knew that I really had no leverage to argue.I ended up selling the Stamchild because it didn't feel right and ultimately wasn't what I wanted after romanticizing a custom unit for so long. I did not want to share the renderings to this forum because I did not want to draw attention to this project but I do indeed still have them.

Once again, I'm happy with all of the products I have of theirs and I know others will be too. The Stamchild was also cool and sounded fantastic but it all just left a horrible taste in my mouth.

*The reason why I'm writing this is just as a cautionary tale. I'm not trying to start a fight, I'm not trying to slander anyone. Everything that I have written is true and I can back it up with the ( I just counted) over 126 email correspondences that we had over the course of a year.

I do not think Josh is a bad person, I know business is business but I do think his business practice is bad and dishonest.

My caution is just to beware and don't buy something or give money to someone if it sounds too good to be true. If you're wanting to buy stuff from Stam you're going to wait and you're going to get the product that you paid for IF it's listed on their site. Keep writing and keep asking questions. Though communication was pretty good with Josh, truth and transparency were absolutely not. Do NOT necessarily trust that you're going to get a custom unit if you're feeling bold and yeah I suppose somewhat greedy like I was. It just was never going to happen from the get go and I wish I would have just known that. This part is MY FAULT for putting too much trust in someone that I don't know. The exact same thing almost happened a few years ago with a custom Wooly Mammoth Deluxe unit that I was trying to get after he had been out of business for a few years.

Even after saying he would not do this project, he did offer me a discounted price of one of these beastly units he is supposedly going to make (some 10u thing or whatever) but after thinking about it, I decided I really want nothing to do with them anymore.

If you have any questions for me, please feel free to ask. I will no longer support Stam Audio going forward after giving them over $10,000. I've switched over to some Audioscape products and it's much faster, great transparent communication and stellar build quality.

Please read all of this and once again know that this is only meant as a heads up. After reading so many things on this dedicated forum, I wanted to provide my input as someone who was in what I feel was a pretty unique yet crappy position with them.

I'm not going to respond to anything but constructive conversation. I will not respond to provocation or people trying to argue or fight the contents of this post. If someone would walk me through how to post screen shots, I'd be happy to share any conversations or pictures of the custom unit that were sent to me that can back up any of this material. This is a forum and I'm allowed to provide my story and honest feedback. Thank you!

I am sorry I couldn't develop your custom unit in a timely manner. I had some personal life issues at the time that forced me to stop this development (which is a tremendous ammount of work).

In my defense I will say I was not dishonest to you. I took your money with the intention of designing and building you a custom unit and had a life changing event that forced me to stop. If you would have asked for a refund or return the SA-670 MK2 I would have done so. If I had no intention to make this project happen I would have politely rejected your custom request from the begining.

This reminds me once again to politely decline any custom work. I get carried away with designs and we have too much work as it is.

I do wish you would have returned the Stamchild to us for a refund so that it would have not left a sour taste and I am sorry to see your business go but you are in good hands, plenty of great products out there.

I wish you the best and thanks for sharing your experience in a polite manner.

Thank you for your response Josh. I sent you an email as well just to hopefully clear the air and move on from this. This also addresses the refund that I did ask for but was declined. I appreciate the comment about not doing custom work as well. I wish you all the best and know that your team does make fantastic units that are probably even better than the originals that are unobtainable to most people. Have a great one.

I wish I would have swapped my FET47 for an 87. Good move!

Totally respectful reply Josh.

Same Goodshade... Respect!!

When is the last day for pre-order SA-67 MK3?

In a Facebook post from 9 months ago, I noticed you mentioned planning to create a comparison video for the original '67 microphone, but I haven't seen it published yet. Could we expect to see this comparison video before the pre-order period ends?

Could you guide me on how to successfully create an account? I try to pre-order the SA-67, but there's not create account button on your page.

I wish I would have scooped a couple of those Stam Helios channels back in the day. I wonder if they have a few in the back of a closet somewhere and wouldn't mind getting rid ovem?

The SA-87T had a reported wait time of approximately 10 months, though customers have noted that the quality justifies the delay. The SA-2A+ also experienced a similar wait time of around 10 months.
https://stamaudio.com/reviews/
https://stamaudio.com/shop/500-series/sa-1a5/
If you want to built an amplifier by yourself, you can try the TDS729.
https://www.theengineeringprojects.c...lications.html

I will be making a new comparison video for the 67, Tube 87 and SA-800G MK3 on My 12th and a few new mics.

The current lead time for a 87T is 4 weeks.

The current lead time for a SA-1B5 if reserved today is 3 months (clients who reserved will start getting their units next month and the list is very long...)

I’ve purchased multiple units from Stam over the years, very happy with the quality although there was a wait since I was part of the pre-order phase.

I also had a third unit on order, which I decided to cancel for unrelated reasons and asked for a refund of the $200 deposit and was responded to quickly and competed with out an issue.

I also lost a very specific power supply to the original 1073 MPA which Stam helped locate and sent me a replacement.

I agree the wait can be longer than some competitor’s, but I’ve only had good experiences with the company in different scenarios.