U 87 A

...interested in a U87 ai but have been frustrated in my research because many threads refer to U87 ai as U87a for some reason. It's my understanding that the U87a is considered an original U87 and a different animal than the U87ai. So my question is, I'm looking to recreate the sound of the...

That was my suspicion as well, hence why I asked Neumann "How badly damaged is it?" (with no reply.) It doesn't really say if it's just not exactly to their specc or if its completely damaged and unusable. I opened it up before I sent it away and only saw plastic parts rumbling around, and also saw...

...it reveals part of the frequency spectrum of the capsule that the original may not. Particularly the top end. The U87A (made since 1986) is also a different mic than the U87. For me, I am ambivalent because I think of both as cheap versions of the U67, or better, solidstate attempts. I don’t think...