MXL Genesis

You'd think this thing was going to take off with some gusto. With its bright red chassis and shiny gold cage, it certainly looks the part. This is a well priced tube mic, but then again it still costs more than, say, a Rode K2, and that's not to be sniffed at. The Genesis uses a Mullard 12AT7 tube old stock but new valve and these things are highly sought after. Internal cabling is Mogami. The power supply is an external red box, well built and solid. Performance? The Genesis seems to be pretty honest, revealing detail and airiness. The mic does seem a little sensitive to rear spillage and leans a little to the hyper cardioid pattern as opposed to narrow. There's a 150Hz; 6dB/octave low-cut filter switch located on the mic body, along with a 10dB pad switch, a 15' seven-pin Mogami connecting cable, and a 15-foot Mogami three-pin XLR mic cable. Distributed by ELFA.