Comments on: Teenage Engineering CM-15 Field Microphone Now Available

By: ParaCooper

ParaCooper — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 21:10:51 +0000

In reply to Tobias. Do you really believe that TEs mic is the best of thousands of other good microphones on the market? I am sure it is not! Not saying it is bad though, but severely overpriced..

By: Tobias

Tobias — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 13:24:30 +0000

In reply to ParaCooper. Why do you keep saying ‘better’ like you’ve tested the microphone?

By: ParaCooper

ParaCooper — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 21:29:31 +0000

In reply to Alexander Ewald. I of course meant small compact mics not small diaphragm ones per se. Never the less there are plenty of both cheaper and better microphones than TE's.

By: Alexander Ewald

Alexander Ewald — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:37:45 +0000

In reply to ParaCooper. I don’t know what you mean with “small microphones”, but as far as small diaphragm condenser mics go, Thomann lists around 40 models that are more expensive than this one (stereo pairs excluded).

By: voskomm

voskomm — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 12:38:45 +0000

I think a large reason for dropping 1200+ on an LDC is that one can reasonably expect it to have the same functionality 50 years from now, with maybe minor repairs along the way. I guess the one nice thing is that the aluminum is recyclable for when the ADCs inevitably crap the bed, making this a somewhat more responsible purchase than, say, 600 bottles of Fiji.

But who am I kidding? You know they’re gonna buy both.

By: ParaCooper

ParaCooper — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 20:59:58 +0000

In reply to Alexander Ewald. I doubt that there are many small microphones that cost more than TE's.I don't doubt that there are many microphones that are both cheaper and better,

By: Dj_Drumz

Dj_Drumz — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 20:19:31 +0000

Eat The Rich!

By: birdbirdbird

birdbirdbird — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 14:30:14 +0000

piss on us and tell us it’s raining

By: TimS

TimS — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 12:59:49 +0000

They should make microphones shaped like the wooden choir dolls.

By: Alexander Ewald

Alexander Ewald — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 02:01:36 +0000

In reply to ParaCooper. There is not really a relation between the size of a microphone and its price. There are many small diaphragm microphones on the market that cost a lot more.

By: itchy

itchy — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 00:40:50 +0000

nice design lot of dough for me though.

By: Wizardofpizza

Wizardofpizza — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 20:39:00 +0000

Wish it had a built in 32bit float recorder!

By: ParaCooper

ParaCooper — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 20:00:14 +0000

Crazy price for a small microphone! TE desperately want to be Apple. But they are not even close. And for this price one could buy a Macbook Air, which inbuilt mic with its advanced dsp probably sounds better or just as good as TEs..

By: Anig Browl

Anig Browl — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 01:24:45 +0000

Looks great, but not too sure about the stand idea which is guaranteed to admit lots of low-frequency noise when placed on most hard surfaces. Rather disappointing to see it doesn’t include a low-cut filter because subsonic rumble will eat a lot of headroom.

By: Christian

Christian — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 01:16:50 +0000

The microphone itself probably is worth the price, but the combination of features confuses me. Won’t the USB-C electronics and minijack preamp cause noise interferences inside the microphone? Or is the shielding inside of it really this good? Oh my, I’m curious now.