AT3060

The Audio-Technica AT3060 interested me when I first read about it. It's a tube mic without an accompanying power supply. Instead, it runs off of conventional phantom power. I was further intrigued because it's from Audio-Technica, which has done a great job with many of its 30 and 40 Series microphones showing great build and solid sonics.

The AT3060 is a cardioid-pattern side-address large diaphragm condenser mic. It requires 48v of phantom power to spark up its Raytheon 6418 tube. You use standard issue XLR microphone cable with the AT3060.