Reviews
Engineers, producers, and artists around the world trust FLEA Microphones to capture their most important recordings. Read their stories and discover why these instruments have earned a place in the world's finest studios.
"I purchased an original Flea 47 years ago. It’s the only mic I use. I’ve been writing with an artist out of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Nick Celino. We released “Show Me How To Love” on Valentine’s Day. Nick..."
"Studio Jazzcampus, BaselWe’ve put these legendary mics to the ultimate test! Can the Flea replicas hold up against the iconic Neumanns?It’s crazy how close they are and in a blind comparision I think..."
"“You’ll be happy to know that my Fleas were all over the Oppenheimer score!I used my 50s and 12s. The 50s were the main room mics on everything. The 12s alternated between outriggers on strings and Fr..."
"“Just did a recording.It was a very real and beautiful sound with your mic’s.”"
"“In case you are interested to know what one of your mics has been up to, I used my Flea49 on Samara Joy’s vocals on the 2023 Grammy nominated “Linger Awhile” in the Best Vocal Jazz Album category. I..."
"“I plug the 251’s this morning, oh man !! The sound in omni is mind blowing with my NAGRA analog tube recorder. No word 😉Congratulations”"
"“Check the video featuring the FLEA ELA M 251”"
"“Recently I have had the pleasure of recording here in London, the Bach Cello Suites. The choice of cellist was easy, for we have worked with the wonderful Justin Pearson many times before. The choice..."
"“I bought a Flea 47 Next microphone and I was so impressed by the workmanship and the sound of this microphone, that I just had to get another one for stereo recordings. I am overjoyed to finally have..."
"“Here are some pictures from today’s session with the Stockholm Studio Orchestra and our Flea 50’s and 12’s”"
"I took a cool picture in the studio yesterday. A superb mic !!! 😉"
"Flea Microphones in Angel One at Angel Studios"
"Vivaldi in Venice Recording“Chasing The Dragon is my small audiophile record label. We have specialized in recording directly to vinyl at Air Studios in London. However, we recently had the pleasure o..."
"Flea49’s, Daniel Dettwiler, Switzerland"
"“At Chasing the Dragon, we produce audiophile recordings, which are released on LP, CD, Download and Reel to Reel tape. Wherever possible, we use a minimalist microphone technique and when recording o..."
"“I’ve tried a lot of different mics for the Decker Tree. Neumann M49, Neumann M150, Neumann TLM50, DPA4006, etc. They are all good mics, but I couldn’t be happier with them. I wanted to try the Neuman..."
"Flea47, Flea49, Vincent Ricciardi, Elegant & Vintage Entertainment"
"“These microphones are a tube dream come true for our work here at the studio. Our two C12s and out M49 make any source sound like a record from the get go. Love them on all things we record here. Dir..."
"Flea47 Vs Vintage Neumann U47 Shootout, Vintage King"
"“Favorite pic of my custom Flea47…plated in black gold! Client: Ted Donatelli at Crystal Pig Studio”"
"“The Superfets were reviewed for the October issue of Sound On Sound magazine”"
"“The Superfet 47 is an outstanding mic’! I’ve got serial number 002, and I’ve used it on a number of singers, and it totally holds its own against other mic’s costing three times as much. Beautiful to..."
"“I used it a lot on the latest Florence and the machine album . I really like it on the lower register of her voice. It add a slightly textured/warm tone to it . You can hear it on songs like Big god,..."
"Budu se soustredit predevsim na celkovy dojem a konecne hodnoceni. Po 15 letech nahravani na lampove mikrofony je velmi prijemne, kdyz muzete pracovat s mikrofonem opravdu robustni konstrukce, ktery m..."