Golden Age Premier ELAM251E - Premier Vintage German Microphone Recreation

We are delighted to announce that after 3 years of hard work, we have finally recreated one of the most iconic vintage tube microphones, the Telefunken ELA M 251E, by many considered as the most beautiful sounding microphone ever produced. Designed and manufactured by AKG at the request of Telefunken, the ELA M 251 was a 3-pattern tube mic built around AKG’s famed CK12 capsule. Telefunken had never manufactured microphones, but instead served as the distributor — and brand name — for mics made by Neumann and AKG. Notably, the early U 47 microphone was branded by Telefunken, despite having been designed and manufactured by Neumann. When Neumann began distributing its products under its own name, Telefunken was reportedly left without a large-diaphragm condenser in its product line, and commissioned AKG to develop a replacement. The TELEFUNKEN ELA M 250 / 251 was originally sold in two variations: the "ELA M 250E / 251E" version utilised a 6072a tube, while the "ELA M 250 / 251" version contained a TELEFUNKEN AC-701 tube. The "no-suffix" microphones were built to satisfy the standardized requirements of the German and Austrian national broadcast systems. While both versions of these microphones have achieved legendary stature in the modern recording industry, the road to achieving this legendary status was far from instantaneous. The TELEFUNKEN ELA M 250 / 251 features an edge terminated, dual backplate CK-12 capsule (as found in the AKG Acoustics GmbH C-12). The amplifier