Review on NEAT Worker Bee Cardioid Condenser Microphone - Includes Pop Filter and Shockmount - Solid State Technology by Louis Mechtak

First I have to say that my microphone may have been hacked. I bought it brand new from Revain and it arrived with no tape covering two sides of the box and looked like one side was already open. When I opened the box I could tell it was already open as the parts with the tape were clearly open. I'm not sure why Revain gave me an open box when I bought it 'brand new'. Immediately increase the radio frequency. When I turned on the 48V phantom power, I could hear soft radio tunes playing in the background. When I turned up the gain, the transmission was broad daylight and I could hear 96.5 KOIT (San Francisco) playing. I found it odd and I hooked up my AKG C414 XLS mic and my Sennheiser E836 mic using the same XLR cable and preamp setup with no issues and RF playback. So I went back to the worker bee and could still hear the radio frequencies. I even changed the XLR cable and tried connecting it to a different preamp but to no avail, I kept hearing the same radio station playing in the background over and over again through this working mic. At this point, it was safe to say that the microphone itself was the source of the high frequency. As mentioned, my box was obviously open and I'm not sure if the mic was modified to pick up HF or if it was an inherent issue with the mic from the start. Another possible scenario is that whoever bought the microphone before me also heard radio frequencies and decided to return it. In any case, it was a very strange experience and it would be a terrifying experience for anyone new to the recording. Luckily I had other tools and experience to rule out all my gear like headphones, preamps or XLR cables. I read online that there are multiple sources of high frequency reception from a microphone/recorder but unfortunately my worker bee picked up these frequencies. This worker bee picked up too many frequencies. or XLR cable. I read online that there are multiple sources of high frequency reception from a microphone/recorder but unfortunately my worker bee picked up these frequencies. This worker bee picked up too many frequencies. or XLR cable. I read on the internet that there are several sources for receiving radio frequencies from the microphone/recorder, but unfortunately my worker bee picked up these frequencies. This worker bee picked up too many frequencies.