Milab VIP-60
large-diaphragm multi-pattern condenser (vocal/studio)
MicrophonePrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- large-diaphragm multi-pattern condenser (vocal/studio)
- Topology
- condenser (FET/solid-state, not tube)
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- side-address studio condenser
- Connection
- XLR
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Max SPL
- 118 dB SPL (1% THD @1kHz); 128 dB with -10dB pad; 138 dB with -20dB pad
- Sensitivity
- 14 mV/Pa (±1 dB @1kHz)
- Polar pattern
- omni, wide cardioid, cardioid, hypercardioid, figure-8 (switchable, 5-pattern)
- Impedance (Ω)
- <200 (output); 1000 (min. load)
- Country of manufacture
- Sweden
- Phantom power
- 48V
Details
Controls: 5-position polar pattern switch (omni / wide cardioid / cardioid / hypercardioid / figure-8); 3-position bass rolloff switch (flat / -6dB oct @200Hz / -6dB oct @500Hz); 3-position pad switch (0 / -10 / -20 dB)
I/O: 3-pin XLR output; requires 48V phantom power
Notable use: Dan Malsch (Grammy-nominated engineer/producer; credits include Ghost, Avenged Sevenfold, Gojira)
Notes: FLAG: Milab Microphones AB filed for bankruptcy on 11 Aug 2025 (Helsingborg District Court; trustee Ackordcentralen Syd AB), ending 84 years in business; milabmic.com is partially live (this product's shop/catalog pages still resolve as of research date) but the company is not currently manufacturing. Included here as the modern successor to the discontinued VIP-50 in Milab's own (pre-bankruptcy) 'in production' catalog tier. FLAG rectangular capsule: uses Milab's distinctive 'Model 2900' rectangular (1.5in x 0.5in) polyester/aluminum-sputtered diaphragm capsule, not a round capsule. Solid-state/FET design confirmed as non-tube. No USD price published; site lists SEK 30,000 excl. VAT only (non-USD, omitted per rule); a UK review cited ~£2000 (also non-USD, omitted). year_intro not explicitly stated by source (described only as arriving 'nearly four decades' after the 1983 VIP-50), so left blank rather than inferring a specific year.