Neumann U67 Collector's Edition Large-diaphragm Tube Condenser Microphone Reviews

When they stop production on these, be prepared to pay up.
Anything I put it on is brought to life. It's not a clone or a copy… it's a U67 — without the downside and anxiety that comes with 60 year old capsules. Warm, lush, realistic. It takes EQ exquisitely. Like any top-notch critical mic, you must have a good room and know how to gain stage to reap its deliciousness. Give me a U67 over any other mic. Fabulous.

This mic is magical. I'm a self recorded artist, engineer & producer. One benefit to recording and mixing your own vocals for years and years is you REALLY get to know the mics you're using. I own a Sure SM7B, Neumann u87ai and a Manley Ref C, I also previously owned a Manley reference silver. Every mic I've used is special in it's own way but the thing that set the u67 re issue over the top for me is all the body and tonality it captures without the sibilance. This is the ONLY mic I've ever used that has given me a truly smooth "round" top end that I can comfortably boost a broad band 3-4db of 10-12 k on my pultec with ZERO issue, it oozes classic Neumann body and character with "radio" top end shine. Keep in mind I am tracking through a BAE 1073 pre and a CL1B on the way in. This is a mic for the true hero's of the music industry, the engineers. I know it's easy for artists to settle on the mic that sounds the most "open" and "bright" but often times I've found those are the most difficult mics to work with in post. The u67 is the ultimate studio weapon, this is probably the first and last time I'll ever leave a review. I love this piece of gear THAT much.

Man I love this microphone. As a lifelong traveling vocal artist. My biggest objective was to find a vocal mic that can serve me for the rest of my life. And then come along the re-issue U67. Made with care and love from the highly skilled professionals at Neumann. This mic is warm, Fat and just a breeze to use, With any pre-amp you use it with it will sound great. This mic was chosen over a Sony C-800G. And I am very very happy with this microphone. Buy one if you can please. Buy 2.

Wow, this is the real deal. Get one before Neumann takes these out of production again. This mic landed perfectly between two vintage units from the 1960s that we shot out with it. Wow, just wow.

This is truly a remarkable microphone once you put a NOS tube in it. I opted for a Telefunken EF806s and couldn't be happier. The original tube sounded very thin. The microphone is insanely expensive, so it better be amazing. Even after spending this much, I'm a very happy buyer with no remorse. This is an incredibly useful tool and will give any studio an advantage.

You can hear all the details in the best possible way.
I use this microphone with an avalon m5 and got a mix of vintage and modern
This is a golden age engineer product
I tested a lot of microphones and didn't look like u67
this is soul of georg neumann
This microphone is a masterpiece
Made for artists

I have a series of what are considered excellent Microphones. They include the Manley Tube Cardioid, Manley Gold Reference, Slate VMS, a Toby Foster Custom with a Peluso K67 capsule, Royer R121, AKG C414 XL II, and a variety of others that sound pretty great. I honestly did not think that the U67 reissue would beat either of the Manley microphones. I was wrong. For a strong male voice, the U67 is ideal. It really takes the heat you throw at it in a rather beautiful way. I sing both opera, and hard rock, and have a LOUD voice. That makes mic selection a challenge. I did a side by side test between the Gold Reference and the U67 RI on a tough song that I am recording and the difference was noticeable. Both went through an pair of Rupert Neve designs Shelford Channels, gain matched, no eq, no compression, no silk.The U67 had more depth, detail, and heft where you want it. I have been well pleased with both of my Manleys, and another U47 FET type from Sterling Audio, (Allen Sides ST 6050, but the U67 is now my go to vocal microphone. It also serves alongside of my Gold Ref about 18 inches away from my Guitar cabs during tracking. In that scenario, Shure SM57, R121, in a Royer phase aligned Mic clip (seriously, get this. It saves TONS of phase issues!) about 6 inches off the cone, dead center. Up close sounds crispier, but in a fizzy way that I don't like. Then the C414 XL II and Manley Tube Cardioid capsules aligned at the same distance. The Tube Cardioid goes into a Manley VoxBox, the AKG into the Antelope Audio Goliath HD. The rest is already detailed. The sounds I am getting are full, rich, defined, and just what you hope for! I only got this a few weeks ago, so I cannot go on and on about the other duties is shines at just yet, but...at 7K, this IS the Microphone you have been looking for, and worth every penny. Until you've heard one, IN THE MIX, you just cannot grasp how much better it is than the other Mics Ive mentioned. Get one.

Sounds awesome, looks awesome, and as most Sweetwater customers likely already know, this mic carries with it a legendary heritage. A classic returns -- and the case is awfully swanky as well.

Really was blown away with this mic. The build quality was phenomenal and most importantly the sound quality was amazing. Silky smooth highs that are present but not harsh. Robust low end that gives weight to the vocal and a well balanced mid range. Before buying this microphone I watched some shootout videos that almost deterred me from purchasing it but after analyzing that the shootout wasnt really done properly I decided to rule the dice and go ahead with the purchase. Boy was I glad I did! I've had this mic for 4 months now and have not been disappointed with any source I choose to pair it with. Just an all around great microphone.

In my opinion the u67 is the greatest mic available! I've owned Vintage u67s and you they sound amazing but can be problematic because of their age. I was definitely skeptical purchasing this microphone because of the many failed attempts at reissues out there but this time Neumann got it right! It sounds like my Vintage u67 on it's best days.

Really happy with my purchase.

It seems like with many mics, you put them up to a source and you can get some awful sounds sometimes until you position it well on your source. Somehow with this mic, you don't really get many "bad" sounds, but it feels more like going though a range of artistic color choices. I mean, how is it that I can put some mics on sources that sound great in the room but sound like crap going in the box, but with this mic, I can put it on a source that doesn't impress my ear but now sounds really good? I don't know, maybe it is because its sound is so familiar to me from so many of my favorite records.

I've never actually used a U67 before but honestly, what it does to the sound feels a little bit like magic and a lot like cheating.

There's a reason recording engineers often reach for a U67 first. Although expensive this mic is worth it as it takes the place of many. I grew up recording with it as a musician and the reissue teleports me right back. With a quality, transparent chain your instruments (especially strings, piano and horns) and both male and female voices will sound just like you hear them in the room and translate correctly to the many playback environments of today. Thank you Sweetwater!

I was one of the first people to purchase the new reissue from Sweetwater.

I have owned a vintage Neumann M269c (a variant of the U67), and I have used 5 U67s in the past. This reissue is magical. It is the best sounding U67 I have heard. It is what I imagine one of the originals would've sounded like new.

It is slightly darker than my Neumann M269c, and slightly (ever so slightly) brighter than a vintage U67 I used in a shootout (exactly how a new U67 should sound). It is well-built, hand soldered, and everything you would expect from a perfect reissue. I changed out the new EF86 with a NOS Telefunken and noticed zero sonic difference, so I put the stock EF86 back into the mic.

If you want a real Neumann U67, this is your mic.

I, too, was hyped when I listened to the microphone at NAMM when it was first unveiled. I bought the mic soon after, but once I had it in my studio, I was underwhelmed and quite disappointed. It lacked the full-sounding low end and the mids were very harsh and piercing. I thought something had maybe happened to my pre (Locomotive Audio 286A all tube circuit) so I plugged my Bock 251 in and what a night and day difference. The reissue U67 almost sounded like it was overly compressed (no compressor in the chain), overly boosted in the mids, thin, and harsh sounding where the Bock 251 sounded open, full, lush, and huge sounding. I know the two mics are different, but when listening to shootouts of the reissue to the original, the original is much closer to what my Bock 251 sounded like compared to the reissue.