R-F-T AK47 Microphone

New York City, October 7, AES 2005 — Telefunken | USA™, the TEC Award-winning microphone company which faithfully recreates the vintage Telefunken sound, today introduced the new R-F-T AK47. This large diaphragm, tube microphone provides an exceptionally clean, warm tone, substantial gain, extraordinary low end, and extended high frequency response. The R-F-T AK47 features a proprietary new circuit design based around a custom-wound BV-47 transformer, a dual-sided 6 micron gold-sputtered capsule, and an NOS Telefunken EF 732 sub-miniature tube. The R-F-T AK47 is hand assembled and tested in the company's Connecticut headquarters.

Utilizing rare NOS (New Old Stock) tubes, premium components manufactured in the United States and carefully selected elements from overseas, Telefunken | USA™ has created a superior, yet cost efficient microphone designed to address the needs of broadcasters as well as the professional, commercial, and project studio markets. With no compromise in sonic excellence, this new large diaphragm condenser microphone is a lower-cost alternative to the Telefunken | USA™ microphones which have gained popularity among today's top producers and engineers.

The Telefunken | USA™ R-F-T AK47 features a remote 9-polar pattern external power supply, shock mount, wooden box, frequency response plot and 5-year warranty. MSRP $1599.

ABOUT TELEFUNKEN ELEKTROAKUSTIK

TELEFUNKEN | USA acquired the TELEFUNKEN Trademark for North America in 2001, and in 2009 the company was named the Elektroakustik (translation: Electrical Acoustics) arm of TELEFUNKEN and awarded the exclusive rights to manufacture a wide variety of professional audio products and vacuum tubes bearing the TELEFUNKEN name, in over 27 countries worldwide. Recreating the classic TELEFUNKEN microphones has been a labor of love for the company CEO, Toni Fishman and the pursuit of that dream has culminated in the manufacture of what we at TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik believe are the finest microphones currently available in the world today.

Along with meticulously manufacturing historic replicas of classic microphones by hand in the USA, TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik is now marketing the R-F-T series of microphones that take advantage of the globalization of technology, in order to offer recording microphones with professional sonic performance at reasonable prices.

Our latest additions to the TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik product line include a revolutionary new capsule design based on Alloy 2213™, an exceptional dynamic microphone [the M80], and a vacuum tube replacement for the original TELEFUNKEN VF14 which offers comparable performance in our U47 and new U48 microphones.

TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik continues to expand, and research and development of new products is an ongoing process. Although based firmly on classic designs, TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik is continuously looking forward. Important changes in our company and further expansion of our product line are slated for the immediate future.

For more information about TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik, call 860.882.5919 or e-mail info@t-funk.com.