Baton Rouge, LA, USA – January 6, 2026 – United is proud to announce the UT Vintage87, a premium large-diaphragm condenser microphone that brings the unmistakable sound and essence of one of history’s most in-demand studio microphones to a far more accessible price point. Streamlined from the acclaimed UT Twin87, the UT Vintage87 delivers the same must-have vintage tone in a fixed, true cardioid design for instant, no-guesswork results in any studio.
“Sometimes people assume that because you make a less expensive version of a product that you have cut some corners in terms of quality of ingredients,” says United co-founder Chad Kelly. “With The UT Vintage87, we have cut no corners whatsoever. It’s built from the same components as the UT Twin87 inside and out; we just eliminated features some users may not need. We made no compromises at all; it has all the warmth, balance, and consistency of the classic, while removing the barriers that usually keep microphones like this out of reach.”
World-class custom components:
At the heart of the UT Vintage87 is United’s custom K87-style dual-diaphragm capsule, the UT-K87. Precision milled from brass, skinned with 6-micron Japanese PET film, and finished with a 24k gold-sputtered membrane, each capsule is assembled in a strict clean-room environment. It’s a modern, high-efficiency design that faithfully captures the robust, well-balanced character of the original classics.
Supporting the capsule is a large-core, custom-wound, US-made output transformer developed exclusively by United. Inspired by early German transformer designs, but rebuilt without any of the size or mass limitations, the UT transformer uses all-nickel laminations and nearly four times the metal mass of typical ’87-style mic transformers. The result is unmatched headroom, an open and three- dimensional sound, and a low-frequency response that remains fully intact on even the longest cable runs.
United continued its no-compromise philosophy with a selection of premium components rarely found at this price: polystyrene, tantalum, multilayer ceramic, and WIMA film capacitors; tight-tolerance metal and carbon film resistors; and individually selected transistors throughout the circuit.
Classic no-frills cardioid performance:
The UT Vintage87 removes the pattern-select circuitry found in the original classic, yielding a truer, hotter, and cleaner cardioid response. A switchable output filter blocks RF and EM interference, ensuring consistent performance in today’s increasingly noisy recording environments.
By eliminating unnecessary complexity while retaining the heart of the iconic design, United has created a microphone that’s timeless — not old. It’s built to the same standard of excellence established by the UT Twin87, now streamlined so that more artists, engineers, and creators can access the legendary ’87 sound that shaped countless records and films.
Key Features:
• Faithful reproduction of the vintage German studio microphone
• Custom United 24k gold-sputtered dual-diaphragm/dual-backplate K87-style capsule
• Switchable RF filter — first time on a vintage-style, ’87-style microphone
• True-cardioid pattern — slightly hotter, more pure, and boasts a better signal-to-noise ratio than the classic original
• Custom-wound, American-made United transformer with 4x the metal mass of other ’87s
• Absolute workhorse — desert-island microphone for professional studios and voice-over
• Clean, clear, articulate, open sound
• Low noise, high headroom and dynamic range
The United UT Tube67 will begin shipping to United dealers worldwide in Q1 2026 with a US MAP of $399.00 USD and an EU SSP of €529.00 EUR (inc. 19% VAT); to find an authorized dealer, please visit: https://unitedstudiotech.com/en/where-to-buy
For more information, please visit the product webpage here: https://unitedstudiotech.com/en/products/ut-vintage87