KEL Audio’s Flagship HM-7U Small Cardioid Condenser Microphone

Tired of the glut of thin, bright sounding inexpensive condenser microphones being offered? There’s actually a mic, a full line of mics, in fact, that brings you high end mic performance at an everyday price. And they don’t do it by using cheap components- they do it by simplifying the design so they can use excellent components.

Case in point- the HM-7U small supercardioid condenser microphone. This microphone boasts class ‘A’, dual transformerless FET circuit, a K47-syle capsule and WIMA film capacitors, resulting in a super clean, warm, open sounding signal. Add to that a low cut filter, -6dB pad, and a “phantom power present” indicator, and you have a mic should be in everyone’s arsenal.

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Here are some other KEL users to give you their take on the HM-7U:

“The last decade has seen the number of cheap, brittle sounding condenser microphones skyrocket. Most of these are aimed at the home studio market and only succeed in looking like the large diaphragm condensers and tube microphones of the past. The KEL HM-7U large diaphragm condenser microphone is an exception. It offers a full 20Hz – 20kHz frequency response and a “super cardioid” polar pattern at an incredibly reasonable price. Aside from exceptional warmth and clarity, the HM-7U delivers a 6db pad, useful for tracking louder sounds, and a low frequency roll-off filter to help tame unwanted rumble from creeping into your recordings. The HM-7U comes with swivel mount, shock mount and flight case.”

-American Songwriter Magazine

“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

“…the HM-7U is the perfect example of high end quality at an affordable price…”

-Gearslutz