Altec 29B/175A Type M30

Title

Altec 29B/175A Type M30

Subject

Microphones

Description

This is an Altec condenser microphone with an omni-directional polar response, manufactured circa 1955.
In the archival image of four microphones, it is the microphone second from the left.

Creator

Altec

Source

James Steele Vintage Broadcast Microphone Collection

Date

c 1955

Contributor

rah

Relation

The Condenser Microphone

Format

7" x 3" x 3"

Type

Condenser
Polar Response: Cardioid

Identifier

Mic017

Coverage

Physical microphone is currently housed in the UGA Special Collections Library's Brown Media Archives.

Files

https://web.archive.org/web/20120308003406/http://www.k-bay106.com/altecm30.jpg
Mic017abcd.jpg

Citation

Altec, “Altec 29B/175A Type M30,” UGA Special Collections Library Online Exhibitions, accessed March 28, 2024, https://digilab.libs.uga.edu/scl/items/show/642.

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