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Product Description
Beautiful consecutive museum condition pair. The most stunning condition vintage U47s we have ever seen in our 24-year history.
- VF14 tubes
- M7 capsules
- Original two channel power supply
- Original swivel mount connectors
- Original mic cases
- Original cable connectors
- Include original factory issue "how to warm up your VF14 for one minute before use" pink leaflet
- The previous owner had Toby Foster care for the pair
Applications
Although primarily used as a vocal mic, U47s are sometimes used for room mics, drum overheads, pianos, stringed instruments or guitar cabs. The uses are limited only by your imagination!
History
The Neumann U 47 is the granddaddy of large diaphragm condensers, with a justifiably legendary sound. It was the first post-war mic produced by Georg Neumann GmbH in West Berlin. Built around a World War II military radio tube with a capsule design from 1929, it became a bench mark mic in the early fifties. Engineers found out quickly that the sensitivity of the U 47 greatly enhanced the detail of their recordings. The mic was subsequently used on hundreds of high fidelity recordings ranging from classical to jazz. And the combination of head grille, diaphragm, tube and output transformer created a magical tone that has reproduced the vocals of virtually every famous singer in recent music history.
Specifications
| Package Contents | |
|---|---|
| Capsule Type | |
| Number of Microphones | |
| Polar Pattern | Cardioid, Omni-Directional |
| Transducer Type | Condenser |
| Tube or Solid State | |
| Tube Type |