The WA-251 was created to offer a classic microphone design to a newgeneration of recording artists at an affordable price. Warm spent agreat deal of time listening to different '251 microphones to determinewhat people liked about them and why, how various styles of componentsimpact the tone, and how to give the WA-251 microphone a signature thatpays homage to the vintage classic, but also stands out on its own.

TheWA-251 is an all vacuum tube, large diaphragm, transformer balanced,multi-pattern, large condenser microphone, based on the classic '251that has been used on countless hit records for the last 50+ years. TheWA-251 is designed for pro studio, home studio, live, and broadcastapplications and sounds great on vocals, acoustic/electric guitars,acoustic/electric bass, drums, piano, strings, brass/woodwindinstruments, and an array of other sources.

Design

Theclassic '251 became extremely popular as a vocal microphone in the 1960sand is now considered to be one of the greatest condenser microphonesever created. The classic '251 is still widely used today inprofessional recording studios but has become extremely rare and costprohibitive to acquire. Designing the WA-251 to sound like the classic'251 was no easy task, especially since some of the vintage componentsare no longer manufacturered or available. We are pleased to releasesuch a gorgeous-sounding classic to the market at a price that'sreachable to more people than ever before.

Includes: External power supply, shock mount, wood box, 7-pin cable