Milab VM-44 Classic
small-diaphragm interchangeable-capsule condenser
Microphone$1,291Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- small-diaphragm interchangeable-capsule condenser
- Topology
- condenser (FET/solid-state, transformerless, not tube)
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- pencil/small-diaphragm body
- Connection
- XLR
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Max SPL
- 128 dB SPL (1% THD @1kHz); 140 dB with -12dB pad (cardioid capsule)
- Sensitivity
- 15 mV/Pa (±1 dB @1kHz, cardioid capsule)
- Polar pattern
- cardioid (standard, interchangeable); omni and supercardioid capsules available separately
- Impedance (Ω)
- <200 (output); 1000 (min. load)
- Introduced
- 1988
- Country of manufacture
- Sweden
- Phantom power
- 48V
Details
Controls: -12dB pre-attenuation pad switch
I/O: 3-pin XLR male output; requires 12-52V phantom power
Notable use: Top pick in a 2009 Tape Op Magazine blind shootout of 91 small-diaphragm condensers; widely used in TV studios
Notes: FLAG: Milab Microphones AB filed for bankruptcy on 11 Aug 2025 (see VIP-60 entry for detail); official site marks this model 'sold out.' FLAG capsule: 16mm ROUND handmade Mylar/aluminum capsule, NOT the rectangular 2900 capsule used in VIP/DC/SRND lines. FLAG price: $1,291 is a third-party aggregator (recordinghacks.com) figure explicitly labeled 'for the complete system' (body + amp + one capsule); a separate $790.95 figure applies to standalone replacement capsules only. Not corroborated on official site, which shows SEK 8,700 excl. VAT only. Designed by Per Ove Almeflo, released 1988 (per recordinghacks.com). Other capsule/mount variants of the VM-44 platform (Link, Gooseneck) are listed as separate line items in this dataset since they are sold as distinct SKUs.