Vox Microphones, 1964

Expansion of the range

This page picks up from the overview of Vox microphones. Below, "Precision in Sound" newspaper-format catalogue, issued in the late autumn of 1964 illustrates a good number of the mics offered by JMI at the time.

"Precision in Sound" newspaper-format catalogue, autumn 1964.

Detail from an advert placed in the trade press, late 1964.

Microphones bought in from "Kent", which was based in the USA, form around half the roster represented. The models, most described as being "non-directional" (= "omni directional"), are:

D.M.7 Dynamic, desktop or floor stand.

D.M.10 Dynamic, desktop or floor stand.

D.M.13 Dynamic, hand use or floor stand.

D.M.17 Dynamic, cradle mounted.

M.18 Crystal, desktop or floor stand.

D.M.20 Dynamic, recording or PA.

D.M.21 Dynamic, hand use or desktop.

M.23 Crystal, desktop or floor stand.

D.M.47 Dynamic, studio or outdoor use.

M.120 Crystal, floor stand.

M.135 Crystal, with built-in volume control.

These were all Japanese-made and sold in Japan principally by Aiwa. In the USA they were distributed, with new badges and logos, by "Kent" and "Calrad" (California Radio). JMI's deal with "Kent" also encompassed drum heads, drums being the company's main business.

Below, the entry in the catalogue for the D.M.18 and an Aiwa D.M.18 long in the UK:

Kent D.M.18.

Aiwa D.M.18.

As for other rebranded items, the Vox Dynamic stick type mic was in fact made for JMI by Grampian. It is perhaps that surprising that Grampian did not produce more for JMI. Its microphones were extremely popular in the 1960s. Ebay is rarely short of examples.

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