AKG C24 Stereo Vacuum Tube (valve) microphone evaluation.
Tested 5 April 2007by Eddie CilettiComparison of t two "identical" mics of different vintage and capsules.
Great River transformerless mic preamp to Sony PCM-R500 RDAT. Please note that of the two C24s, the upper (brass CK-12) mic-to-power supply connection was a new 35-foot Mogami cable while the lower (nylon CK-12) cable was a vintage 70-foot cable. I will do another test with the cables reversed.
TEST-1:( 18MB stereo .wav file )
Separate this stereo track into dual mono to do your own comparison. Vintage BRASS CK-12 capsule (Left Channel, lower mic in the image below) and "Reissue" Nylon capsule (right channel, upper mic in the image below).
TEST-2: ( 533KB mono .wav file )Two Times mono loop of the "AHH" test that quickly reveals the differences between the two mics.
