| A-DK microphones |
manufacturers of inexpensive large-diaphragm microphone |
| AKG acoustics |
the C12, the C414, the C451 -- legendary condensor microphones |
| Audio Technica |
stage and studio microphones |
| Audix |
the most affordable microphones in the world??? |
| Blue |
innovative new microphones from Latvia |
| Beyerdynamic |
classic ribbon microphones and tons of speciality dynamic microphones |
| Coles |
they make 2 mikes: the 4038 is the most famous ribbon mic in the world. |
| Earthworks |
Famous for omni condensors and measurement mikes, but make preamps too. |
| Josephson |
hi-end recording microphones |
| Lawson |
makers of the L-47 tube Neumann copy, as well as tube preamps |
| Microtech Gefell |
an eastern european spinoff of Neumann; they make high quality mikes |
| Neumann |
the standard by which all small and large-diaphragm condensors are compared |
| Oktava |
Russian microphone company with ridiculously low prices |
| Royer Labs |
New designs in ribbon microphones |
| Sennheiser |
critical dynamic mikes for recording and performance -- also shotgun and classical electret mics |
| Shure |
the SM57 and SM58 are the most popular mikes in the world - period (We don't know why). |
| Sony |
broadcast and recording microphones |
| Sytek Audio Systems |
affordable microphone preamps |