The original - still unrivalled today:

Introduced in 1960, the U 67 was the proverbial workhorse during the formative years of the musical revolution. Its inimitably smooth sound is still extremely popular today. That's why, after many years of waiting, Neumann is reissuing the tube classic - to the original specifications!

A legend returns:

As a successor to the extremely popular Neumann U 47, a weaker microphone would certainly have failed. The U 67, however, was quickly chosen as the new studio standard, as it offered many advantages over its predecessor. With three directional characteristics and an advanced tube circuit, including switchable pre-attenuation and bass roll-off, the Neumann U 67 was ideally equipped for any task. This is still true today: for many famous sound engineers, it would be the microphone they would take to a desert island because of its tremendous versatility and unrivalled sound quality.

Neumann engineering at its best:

The U 67 was the first microphone with the famous K 67 capsule, which has characterised the Neumann sound ever since and is still used today in its successor, the U 87 Ai. Hardly less important is the masterful tube circuitry, which minimises tube noise by means of a sophisticated pre-emphasis/de-emphasis technique. The U 67 was also the first microphone to specifically address modern recording techniques such as close miking, including a switchable bass roll-off to compensate for the proximity effect. With its switchable pre-attenuation, the U 67 can handle sound pressure levels of up to 124 dB without distortion (and much higher with a little tube dirt).

Its appearance is as timeless as its sound and technology. The conical housing tube and the bevelled microphone headgrille of the U 67 are now considered iconic for the Neumann brand, as the same elegant design also adorns its transistorised successor, the U 87 - for over 50 years!

History repeats itself:

In terms of sound, the reissue is identical to the U 67, which was produced from 1960 to 1971. It uses the same capsule and circuitry; key elements such as the BV12 output transformer have been faithfully reconstructed using the original documentation. EF 86 tubes are carefully selected for optimum characteristics and minimum noise at a dedicated measuring station. The power supply unit has been redesigned to comply with today's strict safety regulations and to provide a slightly higher heating current for current premium tubes. The new NU 67 V power supply is fully compatible with older U 67 microphones.