M12 DIY Microphone Kit

While I solder my own cables, never have built a DIY kit until this one. Good documentation made it easy. Worked first time I powered it up. Will probably get another model soon. The sound made my clients take notice!

Building was troublefree, instructions were excellent. A bit nervous I connected the microphone, and it worked flawlessly. I have no experience with valvemikes from AKG but with Neumann, and this one sounds very alike, but a bit smoother in the upper frequencies. A very nice sound indeed, almost no colouring at all. Impressive, and very satisfying.
Could easily rekommend this kit to anyone that knows how to handle a soldering iron!

This comment could be resumed in three words : Go for it !

Mic and mod' s M12 (version of the world known AKG C12) is a fantastic easy to assemble, budget friendly, great quality microphone.
Currently used in my personal projet studio, (mainly for recording guitar amps and vocals) the recordings are top end studio quality. Truly amazing.
Looking for the ultimate vintage touch of warmth and precision the chain I'm curently working with (to record a 1975 silver face twin reverb) is the M12 and into a UA 1176 into the converters and of you go !

I haven't yet used the microphone to record horns but will be doing shortly. Sounds heavenly.

Assembling or servicing any piece electronic equipment requires at least a little knowledge and some experience but it can quite easily be achieved by anyone who puts his mind to it. My advice : take time, get the proper equipment and train on any type of old gear if you feel like you need to.

Last thing I want to mention is that before buying the mic I sent a message to the mic and mod team, just get some info, and they were very friendly and answered my questions very efficiently and quickly.

Great job guys, keep it up !

to be honost i liked the black power supply design more, the printed text was easier to read, But I also accept the new gray style looks a bit more like the old vintage units was painted, I suggest you keep it this way : but make a little change to the powersupply text and graphics, more fat more large lines, and this way also slightly larger fonts, better to read, and try to center better arround the patern switch.

Superb