Weird Audio - Little Red Monster Microphone? (ELAM tube mic)

I KNOW that picture isn't you!

I'm guessing they buy the Alctron and replace the capsule and tube.

If this is indeed just a simple rebranding of a Chinese mic with the price raised a couple hundred bucks, Tape Op really has egg on their face.  By the way, if you're keeping score Ragan called this on Page 1.

...did you mean companIES?

I'm betting they don't replace a damn thing.

This is a classic bad internet joke of a thread where the joker doesn't even know that folks are laughing.....

That said, the Alctron mic could actually be decent.  Stranger things have happened.  I put up their ACM 1200 branded mic (Apex 460 / Avantone variant) with the stock tube against a k_l_A_u_s modded U47 and a classic stock M49 and a MJ modded 460 - male and female vox.  The stocker held it's own quite well.

k_l_A_u_s was pissed that the 1200 was getting more votes in the poll, and truth be told said the mic had been modded after he had seen it last - ***and that may be true, but it was one of the FAVORITES at a Hollywood rental company***.  Often requested by big name artists.

So there ya go.....  Might actually be a decent mic.

In this particular shootout.....  And again to be clear, the 47 had k_l_A_u_s's sticker on it when I used it, but he later requested its removal from the rental company after it ended up getting beat by inexpensive mics in the polls.  Pissed might be too strong a descriptor of his complaints, but that said, I liked the 47, and so did my client.  And so did LOTS of people who requested it specifically from the rental company.  Ya never know when a $110 mic will show up and kick some ***.

That thread was a TON of fun and a pretty wild ride.  A lot of people didn't like the results, and a lot of people loved it and were out buying and modding mics afterwards.

It's really pretty simple (and has been stated in-part previously). Tommy sends a demo of his Weird 47 Mod 1 to Vincent and his 67-ish Little Red Monster to Martin for their review. Both of those gentlemen have the expertise with those respective mic flavors to do a thorough, objective, and fair evaluation using their extensive experience with similar voiced mics and their current mic locker. Not to mention their experience conducting video reviews and shootouts. Everyone hears the actual mics on trusted voices we know, and the speculation is resolved. Let the chips fall where they may.

Agreed.  The whole Telefunken thing really soured me on their mics, and I know for a fact they make some great mics.  But still....

OEM-ing products has been going on for years.  Nothing wrong with that.  What makes it even better is the offering company putting in their own personalized spin on an already great product - not trying to obscure the realities.

I completely understand and respect what you're saying. The difference I have seen is other manufacturers simply show up on forums such as this and make a straightforward, factual, and professional announcement about their product(s) with a focus on the technical aspects. They respect the subscribers and don't badger the group they are seeking to win over, disparage other well-respected manufacturers, or imply they know more than the experts on those forums. I understand as a supplier he's excited about his product and would like the folks on this forum to be so as well. For me it's just at the point where it's time for him to do what he himself says in his own post on the very first page of this thread: "Let's do a shootout oh you many mouths... put your mic where your tiny mouth is". It's pretty evident that just continuing the discussion in the same vein as he has done will not help his cause.

Repeat after me “ we will never ever, ever sell a relabeled generic Chinese microphone” 😁