cruisemates wrote:
My U-67 purchased in 1981 at $1500, today worth ~ $4000+

net cost: a NEGATIVE $2500 - arguably the cheapest microphone one can
buy.

$1500 seems like a lot of money for a mike whose list price was under $300
just a few years before. Sheesh.

I don't understand why every studio doesn't have a great vintage mic
considering it is one of the FEW fine audio pieces you can buy, use it
maximum benefit, and actually make money on at the same time.

Because most studios today are run by folks who started out _after_ the
mike prices started going through the roof. The folks who bought their
U67s for $300 (and complained bitterly about Gotham's markup in the
process) aren't selling them if they can avoid it, too.

The reason is that there is a limited and constant supply (in spite of
some folks out there making forgeries and frankensteins out of spare
parts which are being sold as vintage mikes), and an ever-increasing
demand.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."