ADK Microphones Cremona Elam 251 Fet custom shop
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These microphones are the best kept secret in Pro recording, this is a USA custom shop Elam 251 Fet and actully has a custom oxford transformer built into it, sounds like a valve mic without the $10.000 price tag. Comes with plus wood box, COLLECTION WITH COD ONLY.
RRP was over $1000 plus shipping and imports when new. For the money its the best mic i have heard, sound is Big Thick with a sweet hi end sheen, i used it with a Neve channal VST and it is very very vintage yet takes eq very well if you want to open the top end more to give that modern valve tone, the vocals are BIG and take center stage like a true vintage valve mic, however its just so low maintinance, very interesting design and the capsual is custom shop. I also have another ADK what was bought from the ADK rep out in Nashville i will list it over the week end. ADK are not so well known in the Uk but in Nashville these mics are one of the secret weapons they use. All my kit is priced to sell im working on some live work at the moment so im not using it and i dont like kit just sitting around when it could be getting put to use.
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ADK Cremona 251-TMulti-Pattern Condenser Microphone
The Cremona 251 Au is a multipattern FET condenser with a large-diaphragm capsule and transformer-coupled output. It is part of ADK’s “Custom Shop” series of five microphones.
It uses the GK-251 capsule from ADK’s 3-Zigma product line; this capsule was designed to recreate the sound of the earliest AKG CK-12 capsules, with a very bright and present response.
The circuit is made with high-quality parts, including Wima capacitors, a premium JFET, and an Oxford/OEP output transformer.
Three switches located below the headbasket allow for multiple configuration options:
On the front of the mic, a 3-position switch allows selection of Cardioid, Omnidirectional, or Figure-8 polar patterns. The mic’s sensitivity does change slightly from one pattern to the next.
On the rear of the mic, a second 3-position switch allows selection of two high-pass filters: -6dB/octave at either 100Hz or 160Hz.
The third 3-way switch controls the input pad: 0dB, -8dB, or -16dB.
Pro Audio Review - 2010
The Cremona 251 sounds amazing
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| Condition | Very Good (Used) Very Good items may show a few slight marks or scratches but are fully functional and in overall great shape.Learn more |
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