BRAUNER VMA
November 2003—Dirk Brauner (dist. by Transamerica Audio Group, www.transaudiogroup.com) showed VMA at AES NYC, an upscale (!) version of his $5,000 VM1A tube studio mic. Priced about 30% higher than the original, the new model has a switch that kicks in alternate circuitry for a choice of original or a more “vintage” sound.
BRAUNER PHANTOM C
October 2002—The first non-tube (FET) large-diaphragm mic from legendary German mic builder Dirk Brauner, the Phantom C is a phantom-powered cardioid condenser. The Phantom offers 8dBa self-noise, 28mV/Pa sensitivity and 142dB max SPL at 0.5% THD. Intended for lead vocals and voice-over applications, the mic's sound has been tailored for "big" up-close recording, with trademark Brauner transparency at a distance. MSRP: $1,380. To read the review, click here.
BRAUNER PHANTOM
May 2002—At Musikmesse, tubemeister Dirk Brauner unveiled Phantom, his first solid state mic, built into the same body size as his tube Valvet model. This large-diaphragm cardioid condenser has a minimalist (no-pad-/no roll-off) design and a squeaky-clean self-noise of 8 dBA. Phantom pricing was not set at press time (probably around $1,100—with flight case and shockmount).
BRAUNER VALVET VOICE LIMITED EDITION
March 2002—German microphone craftsman Dirk Brauner has introduced the Valvet Voice® Limited Edition tube vocal microphone. The Valvet Voice LE offers a cardioid polar response and features selectable phase invert, hard ground, soft ground or ground lift. Technicians hand-assemble each microphone from Class-A amplifiers, custom-built Lundahl transformers and JAN tubes, and Dirk Brauner himself hand-tunes each production unit. No more than 500 Valvet Voice LE microphones will be manufactured.
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