This set of printed circuit boards allows anyone to build a faithful vintage Neumann U87 clone inside the body of any number of cheap, Chinese-made microphones. The PCBs can be used to improve the sound of a stock Chinese capsule, or can be paired with a Peluso K87 capsule.

Features:

• Suggested “donor bodies”:
• Behringer B2 (all switches)
• MXL 2010 (all switches)
• Aurycle A460 (no pickup pattern switch)
• MCA SP1 (no pickup pattern switch)
• CAD GXL2400 (no pickup pattern switch)
• Carvin CM87S (no pickup pattern switch)
• Gauge ECM 87 (no switches)
• Nady SCM 900 (no switches)
• Transformer options:
• AMI T13 ($95) is designed specifically for U87-style microphones
• Cinemag 2480

Price:

• $20 for PCB set

More info:

• Order via the GroupDIY white market.
• Mouser cart for the on-board components.