The most Soviet (looking) Microphone
December 2, 2018 11:48 AM Subscribe
Oktava | Октава is a Russian electronics company, formed in Tula in 1927. Their parent company, Ruselectronics | Росэлектроника (themselves a subsidiary of Rostec), manufactures "approximately 80 percent of all Russian electronics components."
They are best known in the US for their microphones (note prominent "make Oktava great again" banner as of this writing) now distributed in the US by Oktavashop, but previously available at Guitar Center at steep discounts The mics were marketed by A & F McKay Audio Ltd. as a "Neumann killer," a Russian alternative to the inexpensive Chinese condenser microphones flooding the market in the late 1990s.
Plagued by quality control issues and counterfeits, Oktava mics were nonetheless immensely successful in the 90s and early 'aughts (Steve Albini and Sting were reportedly fan). Spurred by Scott Dorsey's Recording Magazine article, their attractive price-point and high-quality capsule made the MK-219 and MK-319 popular targets for aftermarket modification, notably by Michael Joly's (now sadly defunct) Oktavamod.
The MK-219 in particular was just pretty cool-looking.
They are best known in the US for their microphones (note prominent "make Oktava great again" banner as of this writing) now distributed in the US by Oktavashop, but previously available at Guitar Center at steep discounts The mics were marketed by A & F McKay Audio Ltd. as a "Neumann killer," a Russian alternative to the inexpensive Chinese condenser microphones flooding the market in the late 1990s.
Plagued by quality control issues and counterfeits, Oktava mics were nonetheless immensely successful in the 90s and early 'aughts (Steve Albini and Sting were reportedly fan). Spurred by Scott Dorsey's Recording Magazine article, their attractive price-point and high-quality capsule made the MK-219 and MK-319 popular targets for aftermarket modification, notably by Michael Joly's (now sadly defunct) Oktavamod.
The MK-219 in particular was just pretty cool-looking.
This post was deleted for the following reason: There's not a ton to grab on to here - this looks like an ad more than anything. -- restless_nomad
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