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M9 DIY Microphone Kit

From 779,00€ ex. VAT

✅ Our M9 DIY kit is a perfect inspiration of the legendary Vintage 49 tube microphone from 50’s , celebrated for its warm, smooth midrange, rich low-end, and natural high frequencies. Designed with premium components, this kit delivers the iconic depth, clarity, and musicality that made it a favorite in high-end studios. Build your own high-end tube microphone and capture the timeless sound of a true recording legend.

PSU Style

Capsule option

Shockmount style

Kit option

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Inspired by the vintage original

With the inspiration of vintage schematics to the original of 50’s and a sleek, modern design, this microphone will complete your requirements!

Limited Edition!

With the brand new and original M7 capsule in option !

Rediscovering a legend!

Our M9 schematic is inspired from the vintage original M49 microphone produced in 50’s. We have adapted our K47 capsule for this model which has the same characteristics as the vintage K47/K49 model offered at the time, the most exigent will also be able to choose the optional M7 capsule for this mythical model!

After many years of research and measurements, we finally found a miniature replacement triode tube with excellent specifications, that is very close in sound and performance to the original AC701 tube!

All components are carefully matched and selected in our workshops. We attach great importance to the precision of our circuits to be as accurate as possible compared to the original vintage M49.

Included in the DIY Kit

M9 Silver Microphone Body
M9 Chrome Headbasket
BV11 Output Transformer by Replica Microphones®
K47 Premium or M7 Premium Simple-Backplate Capsule by Replica Microphones® , German Gold Mylar (In option)
Premium Silver M9 Shock Mount
Premium components (Styroflex, Wima, 1% resistor)
Complete screws and bolts
PCB M9 Green Version
Premium triode tube M9 selection
Premium PSU Ready to Use (delivered with EU cord but compatible 115/230V)
Gold 7 Pin XLR Connector
5m - 7pin XLR Premium Tube Mic Cable (already build)
Leather Bag
Building guide downloadable

*Microphone sold unassembled

⛔️ Electronic skills required

* Free shipping offer from €349

The simplicity of assembly

All power supplies are delivered assembled and calibrated in our workshops in France according to the chosen kit. To allow you an optimal use of your microphone and an outstanding simplicity of manufacture.

Premium Black PSU or Vintage Hammered Gray PSU in option!

New Design

Sound samples of M9

Bass MM SITE M49

David MM SITE M49

Drum MM SITE M49

Guitar MM SITE M49

Cathy MM SITE M49

🎧 Please use headphones for better sound immersion

Full song cover of M9

Each instrument and voice recorded with the microphone separately before final editing. Uncompressed recording made by our partner “Studio sous les vignes”

🎧 Please use headphones for better sound immersion

Specifications

Omnidirectional (40 – 16,000Hz) Cardioid (40 – 16,000Hz) Bi-directional (40-16,000Hz)
Minimum load impedance: 1000 Ohms
Output Impedance: 200 Ohms
Requires Power Supply (included)
Max SPL: 125 dB
Self-noise: 9.0 dB(A)
Color: Silver

M9 Frequency Curve

Choose your M9 Shockmount Style

Sound great!

Build 2 in a row. Never build a mic before. The manual is great and with good concentration and being precise it took me about 3-4 hours.

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Amazing Mics

I’ve built 2 M9s now and will order a third soon.
These are fantastic mics and stand up among my collection of other great mics (Telefunken, AEA, Schoeps, AA). I’ve not used them in a Decca tree yet - I’ll need to order a third to do that. And I will.

M9 DIY Microphone Kit

It's totally Gorgeous!

Richness and Clarity

I’ve had this mic for a while now so I can safely say I’ve put it through some paces. It’s not going to be the perfect choice in every situation, but I’ve found it excels in the places where you want an organic reproduction of the performance. How it sounds in the room is how you’re gonna hear it through this mic. It’s become my go to for vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar and room mic duties.

I opted for the M7 capsule. Not sure how different it is from the other one but I’m sure it’ll sound great too. I had this shipped to LA around the height of covid so it took a while to get to me but arrived packaged very well. The blue velvet inside the wooden case is a very nice touch as well.

Disclaimer*
I love DIY recording stuff and had a lot of experience building preamps and other mics. This mic is a little difficult. The instructions are very clear, it’s the soldering and attention to detail that’s hard. Don’t make this your very first project. However, making this mic yourself will 100% make the mic sound better.

Excellent compared to an old M49

I had the opportunity to record with an original M49 for about a year in my studio, and the M9 holds up very well next to it. Being my first mic to build, a little help from Ruud was needed, but it is a beautiful mic! I may end up building some for other friends as well!

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