{"product_id":"akg-c24-stereo-mic-531-vintage","title":"AKG C24 Stereo Mic #531 (Vintage)","description":"\u003cp\u003eNylon ring CK12 capsules. Original cables and swivel mount with XY \/ MS selector. Original AKG N24S PSU\/pattern selector box, with a pair of XLR outputs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1976, Sheffield Lab and their founder Doug Sax, (of Mastering Lab fame), made a retro-revolutionary recording of Harry James and his Big Band, using a single \u003cstrong\u003eAKG C-24\u003c\/strong\u003e stereo tube microphone. The resulting audiophile LP, \"The King James Version\", was a throwback to the days when a performer had to cut their music ‘live’, directly to a wax cylinder. It was only one of many releases by Sheffield Lab, but it was one of the most unusual.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSetting up the band in a chapel down the road from the lab, the Sheffield team recorded the big band ‘direct to disc’. The signal went from the AKG C-24 stereo mic, through a small mixer, then straight through 600 feet of cable to a cutting lathe in the lab, to make a vinyl pressing master. Nothing else got in the way of the signal path. The results were nothing less than amazing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing such a large ensemble to make a truly live record was a daring experiment, a testimony to the faith that Sheffield had in the performers. Using the AKG C-24 stereo microphone to capture the sound was not daring at all, but it \u003cem\u003ewas\u003c\/em\u003e a testament to the faith that Sheffield had in the abilities of this legendary microphone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AKG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44449648771175,"sku":"39622","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/8848\/5479\/files\/used_39622_1_c9d2b67c-808d-4e0a-bd95-b4c250eeba0b.jpg?v=1787089831","url":"https:\/\/vintageking.mom\/products\/akg-c24-stereo-mic-531-vintage","provider":"Vintage King","version":"1.0","type":"link"}