Throughout the global history of EMI, Abbey Road has acquired probably the greatest in-house collection of vintage and modern microphones.
In recording, the colour and quality of sound you capture at the source is the most important part of the audio chain. Our collection has a colour for every occasion with microphones representing every stage of development from one of the earliest ribbons designed by Alan Blumlein in the 1930’s to the best releases from today.
All of the vintage microphones still use their original valves and diaphragms and are regularly maintained.
| Manufacturer | Model No. | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| AEA (Ribbon) | R 84 | 2 |
| AKG (Valve) | C 12 | 8 |
| AKG (Valve) | C 12 VR | 2 |
| AKG (Valve) | C 24 (stereo) | 2 |
| AKG | C 414 EB | 3 |
| AKG | C 414 B-ULS-TL | 2 |
| AKG | C 414 ULS-TL2 | 2 |
| AKG | C 414 B-ULS | 5 |
| AKG | C 451 E | 2 |
| AKG | C 451 EB | 2 |
| AKG | C 452 E | 1 |
| AKG | C 452 EB | 2 |
| AKG | CE 1 | 1 |
| AKG | CK 1 (capsule) | 8 |
| AKG | CK 5 (capsule) | 9 |
| AKG | CK 8 (capsule) | 6 |
| AKG | D 19c | 3 |
| AKG | D 20 | 9 |
| AKG | D 109 | 1 |
| AKG | D 112 | 3 |
| AKG | D 190E | 1 |
| AKG | D 202 | 2 |
| AKG | D 707 | 1 |
| AKG | C 422 (stereo) | 4 |
| Beyerdynamic | M-88 | 2 |
| Beyerdynamic | M-160 (ribbon) | 1 |
| Beyerdynamic | M-201 | 5 |
| Brauner | VM 1 | 2 |
| Bruel & Kjaer (DPA) | 4003 | 3 |
| Bruel & Kjaer (DPA) | 4006 | 4 |
| Bruel & Kjaer (DPA) | 4006 (TLX) | 2 |
| Bruel & Kjaer (DPA) | 4011 | 10 |
| Bruel & Kjaer (DPA) | 4015 | 3 |
| Calrec CM 4050 | Soundfield | 1 |
| Crown | PZM-30 GPB | 2 |
| Electrovoice | RE-15 | 4 |
| Electrovoice | RE-16 | 2 |
| Electrovoice | RE-18 | 1 |
| Electrovoice | RE-20 | 8 |
| Electrovoice | RE-55 | 2 |
| Electrovoice | EV 1777 | 1 |
| Gefel | UM-92.1S | 3 |
| Neumann (Valve) | M 50 | 15 |
| Neumann (Valve) | M 49 | 6 |
| Neumann (Valve) | M 250 | 2 |
| Neumann (Valve) | U 47/48 | 10 |
| Neumann (Valve) | U 67 | 15 |
| Neumann (Valve) | KM 53 | 4 |
| Neumann (Valve) | KM 54 | 10 |
| Neumann (Valve) | KM 56 | 9 |
| Neumann (Valve) | KM 64 | 5 |
| Neumann (Valve) | SM 2 (stereo) | 2 |
| Neumann | KM 83 (capsule) | 2 |
| Neumann | KM 84 (x3Din) | 22 |
| Neumann | KM 86 | 20 |
| Neumann | KM 130 | 1 |
| Neumann | KM 140 | 4 |
| Neumann | KM 184 | 13 |
| Neumann | TLM 103 | 2 |
| Neumann | TLM 127 | 1 |
| Neumann | TLM 170 | 8 |
| Neumann | TLM 50 | 9 |
| Neumann | U 47 FET | 6 |
| Neumann | U 87 | 17 |
| Neumann | U 87ai | 10 |
| Neumann | SM 69 (stereo) | 2 |
| RCA (Ribbon) | BX-44 | 5 |
| RCA (Ribbon) | DX-77 | 1 |
| Royer | R-121 | 2 |
| Royer | SF-24 (stereo) | 1 |
| Sanken | CU 41 | 7 |
| Schoeps | MK 2 | 6 |
| Schoeps | MK 21 | 8 |
| Schoeps | MK 2S | 4 |
| Schoeps | MK 2H | 4 |
| Schoeps | MK 4 | 4 |
| Schoeps | MK 41 | 3 |
| Schoeps | MK 5 | 3 |
| Schoeps | MK 6 | 6 |
| Schoeps | CMT 54 | 3 |
| Schoeps | CMT 540 | 1 |
| Schoeps | CMT 541 | 3 |
| Sennheiser | MD 421 | 8 |
| Sennheiser | MD 441 | 8 |
| Sennheiser | MKH 20 | 4 |
| Sennheiser | MKH 40 | 1 |
| Shure | Beta 57A | 2 |
| Shure | Beta 58A | 4 |
| Shure | KSM 32 | 2 |
| Shure | SM 57 | 7 |
| Shure | SM 58 | 5 |
| Shure | SM 7 | 3 |
| Shure | SM 81 | 2 |
| Sony | C-38 | 2 |
| STC/Coles | 4021E | 3 |
| STC/Coles | 4032E | 2 |
| STC/Coles | 4038 (ribbon) | 16 |
| Vitavox | B50 | 2 |
