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Universal Microphone Co. D-20 RARE, RARE, RARE

$ 131.99

Availability: 71 in stock
  • Type: Vintage Microphone
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Brand: Universal Microphone Co.
  • Model: D-20
  • Modified Item: No

    Description

    Not many of these around.  Super rare, and this one works.  I hesitate to put a rating on it since one person's "great" is another's "eh."  So, zoom in and decide for yourself.  I took high resolution pictures, so you should have no trouble seeing what you need to see to apply a grade to it.
    Sound is loud and clear, best I can tell.  I tried it with a frankly bad cord, the only one I have with the proper connector.  I heard a good bit of noise along with the signal, but I heard the same noise when I disconnected the mic and just listened to the cord.  So my guess is the mic will be much better with a good cord.  I'll see if I can figure out what's wrong with the cord and test it again.  I'll amend this listing if I can get it working better.  In any case, the cord is not included with the sale; I don't have another of these connectors.
    The head needs tightening:  it doesn't stay in any position other than fully vertical or leaning back to the max, but there isn't an obvious way to crank down on it without maybe opening the mic.  I have the hands of a gorilla on a bad day, so I'll leave that operation to the buyer to tackle.
    Apparently, Packard Bell made a mic identical to this, calling it the Phonocord, but without the extension that includes the grip switch.  Could be they made the mic, Universal added the switch section, and re-branded it.