{"product_id":"telefunken-elektroakustik-ela-m-251-e-2383-used","title":"Telefunken Elektroakustik ELA-M 251 E #2383 (Used)","description":"Purchase price includes VK premium servicing with a 6 month warranty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt all started with a switch. . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8 years ago, Toni Fishman, owner and CEO of Telefunken Elektroakustik,  had a brilliant idea. After speaking with numerous industry  professionals about their historic Telefunken ELA M 250 and 251  microphones, he discovered that their polar pattern selector switch was  notoriously fragile and often broke, leaving the mics unusable. As there  were no available replacements, owners resorted to attempting to fix  them on their own. Toni decided it was time that he did something about  all these broken switches, so he set out to recreate it. However, it  quickly became apparent to him that not only did he want to reverse  engineer the switch, he wanted to recreate the whole thing. For the next  two years, he was on a mission. He didn't just want to recreate the  sound of the microphone; he wanted to recreate the look of the mic, the  feel of the mic, the soul of the mic. He wanted to breath new life into a  microphone that had been forgotten by a generation of recording  engineers; bring it back from the dead. He located as many of the  original blueprints as he could find. What was not available was  re-drawn precisely from a multitude of pristine samples. What resulted  from all this hard work and dedication was our flagship microphone, our  proverbial phoenix: The \u003cb\u003eTelefunken ELA M 251E\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e So, what makes our ELA M 250 and 251 so special? The heart of these  microphones, the TK-12 capsule, is hand built in our lab, constructed in  the same manner as the CK12 more than 50 years ago. The output transformer  is custom built for us by the original manufacturer (Haufe) and is wound  to the original specifications. The tube is a New Old Stock GE 6072a,  just like the original. We've even recreated all of the original  plastics, the body tube, head grille, switch housing, capsule mount,  side-straps… well, you get it. Every detail is there, meticulously  reproduced, right down to the screws that hold the capsule together. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In use, the ELA M 250 and 251 are silky and smooth, open, airy, and  incredibly detailed, with a sound that falls somewhere in between that  of a U-47 and a C-12. Yet, it has it's own identity, it's own sonic  fingerprint. It allows vocals to fit beautifully and effortlessly into a  mix, conveys the natural sound of a drum kit when used on overheads,  captures the tone and body of a steel string acoustic guitar with plenty  of detail and clarity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With everything these microphones have to offer, why settle for anything  less? Telefunken Elektroakustik has made the acquisition of an ELA M  250E or 251E as simple as calling your favorite microphone supplier!! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Telefunken Elektroakustik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44449553481831,"sku":"32982","price":6750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/8848\/5479\/files\/used_telefunken_elektroakustik_ela-m_251e__2383_cat_5ce5dd2a-8ba3-4098-adea-48dd4da20943.jpg?v=1787089431","url":"https:\/\/vintageking.mom\/products\/telefunken-elektroakustik-ela-m-251-e-2383-used","provider":"Vintage King","version":"1.0","type":"link"}