JZ Microphones Vintage 67 is a large-diaphragm condenser with a 25 mm Golden Drop capsule and a cardioid pattern, hand-built in Latvia. The shock-mount system is part of the body, so no external cradle is needed to put it to work.
One microphone across four different sources
A MIX Magazine reviewer listed the V67 as a mic that worked on a guitar amp, over a drum kit, on tenor saxophone and on male vocals — four jobs that usually call for four different microphones. That comes from a voicing without pronounced lifts: the response is even, and 134 dB maximum SPL lets you put it close to a speaker without a pad. In a small room where the budget does not stretch to a dedicated mic locker, that is real money saved.
No shock mount to buy on top
The shock-mount system is built into the body — the capsule is mechanically decoupled inside the housing. The microphone screws straight onto the stand and does not claim the extra 15 cm a spider would take. Under a low ceiling on overheads, or in a tight cabinet-miking position, that difference decides whether the mic gets into place at all.
KEY FEATURES
- 25 mm Golden Drop capsule, cardioid pattern
- Discrete Class A amplifier circuit
- 6 dB(A) self-noise, 128 dB dynamic range
- Shock-mount system built into the body
- Applications: vocals, guitar amp, wind and brass, acoustic instruments and strings
- Hand-built in Latvia
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Transducer type: electrostatic, pressure gradient
- Polar pattern: cardioid
- Active diaphragm diameter: 25 mm
- Frequency response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz
- Sensitivity at 1 kHz: 22 mV/Pa
- Output impedance: 50 Ω, rated load above 1000 Ω
- Maximum SPL: 134 dB (2.5 kΩ, 0.5% THD)
- Signal-to-noise ratio: 87 dB-A, noise level 6 dB-A
- Dynamic range: 128 dB
- Power: +48 V phantom, 2 mA current draw
- Output connector: 3-pin male XLR
- Dimensions: 185 × 71 × 30 mm, weight 590 g
