Milab VIP-60: A Modern Update Of The Stellar VIP-50
An update of an impressive studio workhorse.
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37 years after the original VIP-50’s introduction, the manufacturer unveils its long-awaited successor, the Milab VIP-60.
The microphone takes its visual and aural cues from its venerable predecessors, but it ought to have what it takes to convince modern recordists with its features and sound. To that, the sound has been sensibly improved owing to an updated capsule.
Milab VIP-60
While development certainly didn’t take all of 37 years, the manufacturer’s R&D team spent a while working on the VIP-60. Testing and feedback took 18 months alone. I’d like to assume that all the effort has resulted in a seriously good microphone that looks the vintage part like almost nothing else!
The VIP-60 should offer markedly improved performance, thanks to the new capsule and significantly lower self-noise. The expected sound quality and character should still be present, along with a combination of warmth and presence that takes the sound into ribbon mic territory.
The VIP-60 comes equipped with a roll-off filter which can be set at 200Hz, 500Hz, or ‘Flat’. There is also a pad switch to attenuate the input by -20 dB, -10 dB, and 0 dB. The microphone also retains the five directional settings (cardioid, wide cardioid, hypercardioid, omnidirectional, figure eight). It all sounds very promising and quite versatile, but don’t expect to get this one cheaply.
Features
- Frequency range: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
- Directional characteristics: cardioid, wide cardioid, hypercardioid, omnidirectional, figure eight
- Filter: 200 Hz, 500 Hz
- Pad: -10 dB, -20 dB
- Max. SPL (1% THD @ 1 kHz): 118 dB
- Max SPL (10 dB pad): 128 dB
- Max SPL (20 dB pad): 138 dB
- Sensitivity: 14 mV / Pa
- A-weighted noise level (IEC 179-A): 14 dB
- Phantom power: 48 V
- Output impedance: <200 ohms
- Connection: XLR
- Weight: 440 g
Price and availability
The Milab VIP-60 is currently available. Get it at Thomann.*
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