Best Neumann U87 Alternatives

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  • Microphone: 276 mentions
  • Sound quality: 185 mentions
  • Fit: 31 mentions
  • Price: 12 mentions
  • Design: 8 mentions
  • Noise canceling: 4 mentions
  • Bluetooth compatibility: 1 mention
B

Based on 45 reviews

The Looria Grade (A - F) accounts for multiple factors, including sentiment, helpfulness, and more. Learn about our sources and ranking.

  • Great for acoustic guitars
  • Requires 48 volts of phantom power
  • Good for detailed sources
  • Solid construction
  • Long lasting
B

Based on 40 reviews

The Looria Grade (A - F) accounts for multiple factors, including sentiment, helpfulness, and more. Learn about our sources and ranking.

  • Great for vocals
  • Good quality for the price
  • Bright and brittle to the ears
  • Comes with nothing to hold the microphone
  • Not great for acoustic guitars
B

Based on 37 reviews

The Looria Grade (A - F) accounts for multiple factors, including sentiment, helpfulness, and more. Learn about our sources and ranking.

  • Great for vocals
  • Good quality
  • Runs directly into a Scarlett interface
  • Not a cardioid mic only version of the c414 xls or xlii
  • This microphone is not
B

Based on 58 reviews

The Looria Grade (A - F) accounts for multiple factors, including sentiment, helpfulness, and more. Learn about our sources and ranking.

  • Great for voice recording
  • Good value
  • Requires good conditioning and placement
  • Not the best microphone
B

Based on 40 reviews

The Looria Grade (A - F) accounts for multiple factors, including sentiment, helpfulness, and more. Learn about our sources and ranking.

  • Great for most acoustic audio recordings
  • Doesn't sound like a million dollars
  • Served its purpose
  • Quality is great
B

Based on 56 reviews

The Looria Grade (A - F) accounts for multiple factors, including sentiment, helpfulness, and more. Learn about our sources and ranking.

  • Great for vocalists and recording instruments
  • Built well
  • One capsule from the legendary C414 microphone in the C214
  • Worth the price
  • Pickup depends on sound volume
B

Based on 52 reviews

The Looria Grade (A - F) accounts for multiple factors, including sentiment, helpfulness, and more. Learn about our sources and ranking.

  • Great for the price
  • Doesn't pick up road noise
  • Decent mic for vocal recording
  • Could be bumped up in post
  • Brutal in its assessment of the product
B

Based on 7 reviews

The Looria Grade (A - F) accounts for multiple factors, including sentiment, helpfulness, and more. Learn about our sources and ranking.

  • Great for the price
  • Sound is usable
  • Good for tracking through mastering
C

Based on 10 reviews

The Looria Grade (A - F) accounts for multiple factors, including sentiment, helpfulness, and more. Learn about our sources and ranking.

  • Great for vocal recordings
  • One of the holy grail of bright vocal mics
  • Used on tons of pop/r&b/rap records
  • Not sure how hot this take is, but IMO "clones"
  • Most real sound-alikes aren't often even brought up in the discussions