Chandler TG Type L

Chandler’s Jekyll and Hyde approach to mic design reaches a new market with their most affordable model yet.

Chandler are a well‑respected American pro audio company known for their preamps and other high‑end studio outboard offerings, like the Curvebender EQ and the Zener Limiter. They have a close association with Abbey Road Studios and EMI, and have reissued a number of iconic designs from the world’s most famous studio. Chandler’s first microphone, released in 2017, was the EMI REDD 47, which combined a high‑end U47‑style valve mic with an integrated valve preamp. You can read more about the technical background and history of the EMI era at Abbey Road in Hugh Robjohns’ linked review of this mic.

Chandler released a second mic in 2019. The solid‑state TG microphone is intended as a high‑quality studio all‑rounder, and features an innovative Tape Equaliser as well as two distinct voicing options. Both mics have been very well received but, as with most things in life, quality and innovation comes at a cost that is out of reach for many. So, with their third microphone, Chandler have targeted a more affordable price level. Chandler say that the TG Type L inherits the core circuitry and capsule of its larger and significantly more expensive TG sibling, whilst having its own distinct sound. Featuring a cardioid‑only polar pattern and a much simpler feature set than its predecessors, the Type L is neverthless intended as a high‑quality, versatile studio workhorse. Like the original TG, it also comes with two selectable voicings intended to give the engineer a choice as to how any given source should be captured.

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