U 47 fet

The U 47 fet is a studio microphone from Neumann's historical range, listed under the designation U 47 fet (1972). It was developed as a solid-state counterpart to the company's tube-based U 47. By the early 1970s that tube model was already legendary among experienced engineers, and many of them wanted a direct transistor-based successor.

The U 47 fet never fully matched the standing of the tube original. Over the years it was rediscovered and came to be regarded as a classic in its own right. For engineers comparing Neumann's historic designs, it shows the FET route taken after the tube U 47.

Neumann documents the model through separate sections for description, data and diagrams, accessories, downloads and order information. Figures such as polar pattern, sensitivity and connector details are not given in the available text.