Buy Apex Electronics 460 Tube MicrophoneApex Electronics 460 Tube Microphone Product Description:
- Has nine different selectable polar patterns easily available from the selector switch on the front panel of the external power supply
Product Description
The APEX460 Vacuum Tube Condenser Microphone continues to raise the bar on performance while continuing to lower the price barrier for studio quality microphones. The APEX460 Tube Microphone is an aggressively priced, yet superior sounding, large diaphragm studio condenser capable of competing easily with much more expensive microphones in this class.One unique feature of this microphone is the nine different selectable polar patterns easily available from the selector switch on the front panel of the external power supply. Rather than limiting the user to the three popular patterns (Omnidirectional, Cardioid, and Figure Eight pattern) most commonly available, the APEX460 has three gradient stages between each pattern.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Great mic
By A Customer
My first mic was defected,but the seller sent me a new one right away.I'm very happy with the sound this mic produces
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful.APEX 460 REVIEW
By Wayne E. Loucks
I FOUND THE APEX 460 TUBE MIC TO BE COMPARABLE TO MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE STUDIO MICS.I HAVE ONLY USED IT FOR VOCALS SO FAR AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE SWEATSOUND.THE MIC IS VERY QUIET WITH VERY LITTLE OR NO NOISE AT ALL.THIS MIC IS A KEEPER AND I AM VERY IMPRESSED WITH MINE.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Good for the price
By matthew mcglynn
The Apex 460 is manufactured offshore to meet an aggressive price point. Its sound is necessarily compromised. In a sense, you get a lot for the ~$190-$250 that you spend -- multiple patterns, shockmount, tube mic -- but honestly this is not a great-sounding microphone. The stock capsule is an undersized version of the Neumann K67. It is excessively bright and thin on top, and anemic in the lows. The circuit is flawed; the tube is starved of power, and some of the capacitors have incorrect values. To be sure, the mic works fine, but out of the box it needs to be fixed to sound truly great.This is not to say you shouldn't buy the mic. By all means, pick one up. It is one of the most affordable multipattern microphones on the market (see also the CAD M179). If you've never used omni or figure-8 in your sessions, you owe it to yourself to try: set up a mid-side array (cardioid plus fig-8) or a Blumlein pair (crossed fig-8s). The Apex 460 is great for these applications. This makes a great first tube mic.Then when you're ready for something nicer, there's good news -- there is no need to go drop $500-$1000 on a better tube mic. Instead, just fix the 460. Lots of people think you can just drop an expensive tube in the circuit and the mic will sound better. Not true. The circuit, tube, capsule, and transformer form a system, and this particular dysfunctional system will not necessarily appreciate a new tube. (It depends on which tube you use, of course.) The same goes for the transformer; an "upgrade" is hit or miss. What the mic needs is a comprehensive circuit upgrade. There are commercial modification kits available if you're handy with a soldering iron; find one that includes a tube, capsule, and the necessary circuit components. Google the "FOX SG mod kit" for example.THEN you'll have a tube mic that will give name-brand competitors a run for their money.
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