Peavey PVM-45
Not much is documented about the Peavey PVM-45. What exists is thin, and it comes from a handful of period advertisements and a single product listing.
The PVM-45 appears to have been introduced alongside the PVM-38 in the mid-1980s. Mix Magazine (August 1986, p.23) carried a Peavey advertisement for both models, calling them "all new" and using the tagline "Tomorrow's Standard." The same ad ran again in Mix Magazine (January 1987, p.25), which suggests a campaign lasting at least several months. A product listing in Mix Magazine (November 1986, p.141) describes what is almost certainly the PVM-45. The entry reads "PVIY1-45" in the OCR text, a clear scanning artifact. The listing calls it a studio- and performance-quality condenser microphone that can handle very high sound pressure levels, with adjustable high- and low-frequency response tailoring.
Beyond these fragments, the record goes quiet. Production years, original price, detailed specifications, and typical use cases are not preserved in the available sources. The PVM-48 appears in a later DB Magazine product roundup (July 1989, p.75), but the PVM-45 does not. That may hint at a brief production run or limited distribution. No service documentation, user reviews, or collector notes have surfaced.
What is genuinely known:
- Condenser microphone type, likely intended for studio or stage vocal use
- High SPL handling capability (period listing suggests 150 dB SPL at 1% THD)
- Adjustable HF and LF response tailoring
- Advertised alongside the PVM-38 as "Tomorrow's Standard"
- Period ads confirmed in Mix Magazine: August 1986 and January 1987
- Period product listing in Mix Magazine: November 1986
- Manufacturer: Peavey Electronics Corp., Meridian, Mississippi
That is the full known record. Anything more about the PVM-45 would be speculation.
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