We don't normally associate Canadians with aggressive trash talking and competitive mockery, but KEL audio has brought the pain with the release of their new HM7-U large diaphragm condenser microphone:

". . . some mic makers try to sell cheap tube mics that LOOK like a U-47 but miss the mark -- and for all the usual reasons . . . junky transformers that destroy the low end, inconsistent too-bright capsules, horrible microphonic tubes and gritty ceramic capacitors."

Oh, SNAP! Did you HEAR THAT, other microphone manufacturers? KEL just called you OUT! What are you gonna say about them, huh?

There's probably not much you can say to the HM-7U's class 'A', dual transformerless FET circuit, which, paired with the K47-syle capsule and WIMA film capacitors for a thoroughly high-quality signal path, can lay claim to all the bragging rights it wants. Your momma.

As if this build-quality weren't enough to warrant a glut of smack talk, the KEL HM-7U also sports a low-cut filter, a bright-blue phatom power LED for question-free operation, and a -10db pad, which makes the HM-7U suitable for kick drum and guitar cab mic'ing, as well as the expected vocals, woodwinds, acoustic guitars and drum overheads.

Hey, other microphone manufacturers, yo' large diaphragm condenser mic so thin-sounding, I've been using its reproduced audio to hold my triple-decker turkey club together.