53 thoughts on “Teenage Engineering Intros CM-15 Portable Large-diaphragm Condenser Microphone”

1. Lol sure

   1. *groan*

2. I think these guys are on crack!

3. zomg

4. Gad Zooks!

5. What a bargain…

6. lol

7. Ok, whose first?

8. “the most powerful, highest quality, portable system in the world” yes for 4.5k, hahaha

   1. Don’t forget the “field desk” for another $1600 lol.

9. Which world are they referring to with “the most powerful, highest quality, portable system in the world”?

   OZ, Wonderland or maybe Harry Potter world?

   1. itchy and scratchy land.

10. Wow, so you will only need 2 rechargeable devices wired together with a cord and costing several thousand to make a field recording…genius! If only someone invented a field recorder with a built in high quality Mike so you only needed one device!

11. I like this mic actually but the price is insane as usual.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z51wI9OWP7o

12. Ridiculous.

13. People with crappy jobs are sad again

    1. im retired at 48 and even i think this is silly. if you can afford it and are a serious person, you’ll just get much better gear. if you can’t afford it, it comes off as a bunch of rich dilettante wankers flexing their style while you work so hard to actually make something

       1. If you “work so hard to actually make something” you have a crappy job. I admire their attitude.

          1. Honestly, it’s like these people are just jobs all the jobs in the overflowing “do what you like, make what you want” category on indeed.

          2. attitude = posturing. whatever happened to being cool?

             1. No idea what you mean

14. I don’t quite get the complaints about the price. This is a large condenser mic. There are currently.more than 100 other large condensers on the market that cost more than this. Why do people assume this to be overpriced?

    1. Do you reckon it sounds as good as a comparably priced Neumann?

       1. I don’t know yet, and neither does anyone else here. That’s why I don’t get the complaints, they are based on nothing but speculation.

       2. Hilarious that you use Neumann as an example, as if you aren’t paying a premium for the name Neumann. The capsule in this TE was made by Peluso.

          1. Peluso? You mean Nancy Pelosi had something to do with this? i knew it..

          2. all Peluso mics on Thomann bar one are all over €1000

    2. You must work for this company lol

       1. Must be working for Neumann

    3. Please tell me more about your u87+1073. TE pricing finally meets the stupidity of pro-audio pricing, At least it does better than a wordclock generator

    4. Unfortunately for TE there probably are 1000s of high quality microphones on the market that are cheaper than their microphone. And fyi larger capsules are not better than smaller capsules. It’s often just the opposite as larger capsules are slower and therefore color the sound more,
       And I believe that TE’s new construction is not very well suited for field-use. Also I think that TE at least should include the Tripod stand for 1200!!

       1. 1k$ is not that much for this kind of mic, including a pre, converter and audio interface (but so does a 50$ usb condenser)
          A high quality large condenser microphone usually costs more than a small one from the same brand so this is a legit argument, the only thing is with this kind of pricing they are usually not made in china…

          1. Are you seriously gonna think a TE mic with built in pre amp will be better than using a 1073 with decent mic? May I remind you that TE never produced a single mic or pre amp before while the 1073 has been used on the most iconic albums ever created.

             1. No, I’m saying the pro audio market makes TE offers looks like bargains.
                Finally TE compete in a market where 1.2k$ for a mic is considered “basic”
                You see… everything is relative.

15. Teenage Engineering are aggressively targeting the comedic niche of the market.

16. But…. LOOK AT THE MIXER!!!!

17. The teenage engineering newsletter that announced this microphone was sent two days ago. Ever since opening that message, I have waited for this comment section. Did not disappoint.

18. Don’t need a pre with this mic. More premium minimalist gear from TE.

19. Wow when are they going to get their act together on pricing?

    1. It seems they are doing a great job with pricing

20. Does it come with a complete set of wood choir dolls?

21. rubbing it in your face is part of the brand

    1. What are they rubbing in your face?

       1. its impossible to explain if you dont already know what im referring to…
          its the same as someone who has never eaten an apple asking “what does an apple taste like?”…. Well.. It tastes like an apple“ you coukd say its sweet its sour its yummy etc, just like any other fruit…. But if you want to know what an apple tastes like.. You have to eat one yourself… You cant just take someones word for it and say you” know” when you are absolutely clueless

    2. What is the “it” they are rubbing in your face?

       1. shh…

          1. Is it the wrong question to ask or is that not the point of these threads?

             1. whoosh…

    3. If you don’t like it don’t buy it, you stick your nose where you don’t have to and declare it rubs your face…

       1. aww, dont cry

          there, there… everything will be ok

          1. You should know, crying in our faces is part of your brand 🙂

22. I’m here to polish horns, not play them.

23. if this sounds amazing than with its feature set i think the price is pretty good, but only if it sounds incredible of course. the microphone market can get quite wild where $1200 would be entry level.