The Neumann TLM103 Studio Nickel features a large-diaphragm capsule (cardioid) with a maximum sound pressure level of 138dB that allows the recording of percussion, drums, amps and other very loud sound sources. Instruments that are not especially loud also benefit from the very fast transient response of the Neumann TLM103. The capsule has a flat frequency response up to about 5 kHz, and above that, a wide flat 4 dB presence boost.
The entire internal construction is elastically mounted to attenuate any structure borne noise that could interfere with the TLM103's operation. Furthermore the capsule is set on an elastic mount. The frequency range reaches below 20 Hz and thus even very low bass signals are reproduced without coloration. The large wire mesh headgrille protects the capsule from plosive sounds and effectively prevents pop noises. With transformerless circuitry, this Studio version includes a shockmount.
The main features of the Neumann TLM103 Nickel include:
The TLM 103 is one of the best sounding vocal microphones i´ve ever worked with, it sounded just like the U87 when it comes to the "Neumann" sound, but with less noise and less smatter and unpleasant mouth sounds. I personally like to have some smatter so the vocals sound human and not "perfect". So i put a TLM 103 and U87 together on a vocal, and it worked perfectly, i did not even use any EQ on the vocals to remove or enhance parts within the voice. I love the U87 and i know that lots of people use it on vocals, but putting the TLM 103 in my vocal recording was the best thing that ever happend to my vocal sound. It also sounds great on strings, but i would have used it on a lot more instruments if it had multiplie directional patterns. If you are after a good sounding vocal mic this one will definitely do it even though it costs under half the price of a U87.
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