Handsome Vintage 1950's Dynamic Microphone & Stand - working great! Soviet era

Description

"From Russia with Love!"
Offering a
vintage Okmaba Soviet-era 1955
Dynamic Microphone
. Similar to the
Turner 99/U9
military-esque style casing, it has an
articulating
yoke and side thumb screws to adjust the tilt angle. And
check out that cool desk stand...
a
heavy iron base and chrome accent strip with a modern take on the riser tube. This mic is a definite exception to the otherwise bland designs that dominated most Soviet-era microphones. I voice tested this mic and was very pleasantly surprised at the
super strong/clean output
. The mic has a unique 2 pin connector (included), with the plug port allowing for 2 options, 600 ohms or 200 ohms depending on how you seat the connector.
Comes with that short proprietary connector cable
terminating with a standard 3 pin XLR male plug. This combo has some good weight to it, and measures 11" in height. Just plug it in and you're on! **Always safe packaging and fast shipping.
This Okmaba model was considered a "political microphone" as it was favored by high-ranking USSR members. It was also sold under the banner "The Russian Oktober (October) GDM," although with ‘Odessa' on the label.
The history of it starts in 1936. It was one of Oktava’s first dynamic microphones, made at a time when the factory was not yet named Oktava, but ‘Radio Detal'.
In 1946 the company received a large export order for it and was rewarded a prize.
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buy, sell,
collect and restore vintage microphones from the 1920's through the 1970's. Have a vintage mic to sell, thinking of making a purchase or have a general question, we're here to help.