Myburgh Audio has announced a new microphone model, the M28, designed by renowned German microphone designer and repair specialist Andreas Grosser (who passed away last year) and Eckehard Dux. The M28 is a FET-based microphone with a CK12-inspired capsule, but is not a copy of an existing model seeking its own position next to German and Austrian classics.
In 2020, the German high-end brand Myburgh Audio released its first microphone – the M1, a tube microphone with an M7-inspired capsule. This built upon decades of German microphone heritage, but rather than attempting to copy previous microphones, it offers a fresh take on microphone design. The new M28 has been created with the same mindset.
It uses a German-built capsule inspired by the venerable CK12. It is a FET design – an entirely unique one with a character distinctly different from any other microphone. True to the German tradition of pursuing the ultimate in engineering and craftsmanship, the M28 is a zero-compromise microphone hand-built in Germany using the finest components available.
‘The M28 is the latest release in our Heritage Series, using a German-made CK12-style capsule and transformer from Pikatron,’ says Andrew Myburgh. ‘This time it is a FET mic, where we have implemented our low noise circuitry with our linear frequency response already enjoyed by many M1 owners worldwide. The M28 is not a FET version of the M1. It is an all-new circuit design, and like the M1, the M28 is not a copy of any other mic on the market.’
Andreas Grosser was a highly regarded microphone technician and repair specialist – one of few trusted by high-end recording studios worldwide to perform maintenance and repairs on vintage microphones. Myburgh Audio says that it is proud to ‘finally be able to make one of Mr Grosser’s very last designs available to the world’.
‘One of the biggest problems Andreas always had with maintaining FET mics is that they often came in for “repair” as they did not power up correctly off the preamp’s 48V,’ Myburgh says. ‘Almost always, this was not an issue with the mic but more that the preamp was underpowering the mic. As a result, the M28 is designed to work off the lowest power we could give it, which is a significant win for those artists or producers who work on the road a lot in different studios.’
The price of the M28 has yet to be finalised, but Myburgh Audio is anticipating it being around US$3,000. Shipping is planned for Q3 2023.
More: www.myburgh.eu
