I really love [the HM-3C]. The tone is very comparable to my Neumann KM84... the closest thing I've heard. I've been looking for something like these so that I could stop carrying my 35 year old vintage KM84 on the road.

Mike Auldridge

Resophonic guitar master

I took a pair of U87's as room mics down while tracking drums and put up a pair of 7U's and the drums and room became transparent. Everyone in the control room went WOW!!!!!

Bil VornDick

Multiple award-winning engineer and producer, Nashville Recording Legend

I just wanted to say that I like them a lot and will probably be using the HM-1 over most of my others. I'm a home studio guy on a limited budget and so have the common low budget condenser (Apex) and always thought something was not right. The sibilance on voice and buzz on sax were things I didn't think were right, but I figured it was me and my limited equipment or EQ requirements, etc. Anyway I just used the HM-1 on a spoken word thing and it is great. Very clear and no distracting sibilance sound.

Garry Wasyliw

Regina

I received my microphones today. We tested them in our studio on acoustic guitar & voice. THEY SOUND GREAT (especially for the price!) My boss is in his room e-mailing a request for 2 now. (These 2 were for me personally) Great mic-great price.

Tim Hern

WestEnd Recording, Tampa

I have just received The HM-1 mic that I ordered about a week ago, and I must say the first impressions are very very good!

One of the most demanding instruments that I record regularly is a set of small pipes (the forerunner of today's Northumbrian smallpipes). These pipes often sound very sharp and edgy when recorded close to the microphone, but with the HM 1 they sound beautiful !

Carsten Rosenlund

Rosenlund Studio, Denmark

WOW, quick response. This mic brings our grand piano to LIFE. Two will be placed in piano, one for percussion and one for flute.

Chalan Thibodeaux, Technical Director

East Bayou Baptist Church, Lafayette, LA

I did a quick comparison with an Oktava MK-012, MK-319 and a Rode NT-1 recording my National Steel through a PC with a Delta soundcard via a Mackie mixer. I'm thrilled with the sound from the HM-1. It's warm and articulate, just what I was hoping for. Definitely the most natural sounding of the bunch.

Good luck, you have a great product!

Larry Plitt

I purchased a pair of HM1's in the fall 2004, when they'd just hit the market. They most definately do what they're supposed to and much much more. They are IMHO a new swiss army knife mic that can do a heck of a lot of different things, and not only does it do it "as well as a classic german mic costing xx times more" - there are several things they do better than ANY other mic I know of (which is quite a few).

Frederik Rosenkjær

BlackBurst Audioengineering, Copenhagen, Denmark

"I just bought 2 HM-1 mics from you guys ... put them up as my drum room mics ... and we're all very pleased. Nice work!"
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