KVR Audio

Dan Island · Post by **Dan Island** » Tue Nov 04, 2025 5:07 pm

My son just stole my Mic - Rode NT1-A, didn't like it anyway, what would be a decent upgrade? Up to £500 ish

cryophonik · Post by **cryophonik** » Tue Nov 04, 2025 5:58 pm

What types of instruments and/or vocals (male or female) are you recording?

Dan Island · Post by **Dan Island** » Tue Nov 04, 2025 6:18 pm

Will be mainly male vocals

cryophonik · Post by **cryophonik** » Tue Nov 04, 2025 6:27 pm

I'm sure you'll get lots of suggestions for almost every mic in your price range, but I'll start with the Warm Audio mics. Full disclosure - I haven't used them personally, but I keep reading/hearing good things about the WA-87jr and, especially, WA-47jr vocal mics. I have a couple of more expensive condenser mics (Mojave MA-200 and AKG C414), but I'm still occasionally tempted to pick up a WA-47jr based on the excellent reviews and low price ($299 USD).

Oh, and be sure to make your son handle all of your household chores for the next two months.

Dan Island · Post by **Dan Island** » Fri Nov 07, 2025 12:10 pm

Went for the Neumann TLM 102 Studio Set

Mic upgrade