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MXL V6

Cardioid Condenser Microphone

MXL’s V6 was the second “Silicon Valve” series microphone, intended to emulate tube warmth in a FET condenser design. It is a fixed-cardioid, large-diaphragm model. Unlike most MXL mics, which are manufactured in MXL’s plant in China, the V6 was designed and is manufactured in Marshall Electronics’ southern-California facility.

It was discontinued in 2010 due to the lack of availability of some of the components.

Although previously described in this space as a transformer-coupled design (due to the EQ Magazine statement below), the mic has never had a transformer. (Rather, the V6’s Silicon-Valve sibling, the M3, had an output transformer.)

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