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Originally Posted by Ty Ford
I've heard transformered and transformerless mics over the years and in the old days, that was basically true.
I've also been fooled by transformerless mics; thinking there must be a transformer in there. As such, I can't agree to your idea.
The TLM 67 is one such mic.
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In the day job, I do a lot of stuff where I have to mix a VO with music and fx. One if the "tells" of a transformerless mic is that a VO recorded on one will tend to be less intelligible -- to vanish -- in a dense, loud mix. One exception is the transformerless Sennheiser 416, but I suspect that's because the 416 isn't terribly clean. I'm not sure I've ever mixed a VO done on a TLM67, so I can't comment on that.
That same tell works in reverse, too. I have a recurring classical gig where most of their mics are transformerless. Use a spot mic (like a KM84) with a transformer in it and it'll stick out too much, while a similar transformerless mic (like a 184) will blend in much better.