“the V14 pulls ahead of the ‘me-too’ clone pack thanks to its Variable-Voltage Tube Control. The practice of tube exciting and starving has existed in guitar amps for decades, and even some tube-based mic pres, but this is the first time I have seen it implemented in a microphone.”

“The Vanguard Audio Labs V14 ticks a lot of boxes. It offers not one but three classic vintage flavors with zero compromise. It is built to exacting standards, and best of all, it injects a fresh new take on tone shaping that is versatile yet never strays far from the core C12, 251 family of sound.”