Teenage Engineering CM-15 Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone (USB/Mini-XLR/Mini-Jack)
Comparing - just on a whim - teenage engineering's slim, pocket-mic CM-15s with thousand-pound-plus Brauner VM1, Wunder CM7-S, Townsend/Sphere L22 versus an original Neumann U47, I found that the CM-15 mics have the 'punch' and low-frequency 'density' of the U47 far more than any of the others! ..They don't quite have the DETAIL of the VM1, and they have a broader pickup pattern than the others, so a pair of them for stereo may blend left and right a bit - depends on how far apart they are - but the overall performance was the nearest to the U47 of all the others which attempt to use a similar capsule, valve/'tube', headbasket and transformer as the old U47.
The CM-15 mic is engineered from a different perspective: to get the best possible sound, and with a built-in pre-amp, built-in battery & phantom power, XLR, 3.5mm and USB-C outputs, and smallest size ..and INCIDENTALLY being the closest to a U47 or anything I've yet heard.
What a bargain! - No power supply needed, no phantom needed, two extra stages of gain built-in, and just slip in your pocket. Buy two for stereo!
The CM-15 mic is engineered from a different perspective: to get the best possible sound, and with a built-in pre-amp, built-in battery & phantom power, XLR, 3.5mm and USB-C outputs, and smallest size ..and INCIDENTALLY being the closest to a U47 or anything I've yet heard.
What a bargain! - No power supply needed, no phantom needed, two extra stages of gain built-in, and just slip in your pocket. Buy two for stereo!
June 19, 2026
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Mic Helangelo
