South Windsor, CT, October 22, 2010 — TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik has a winner in the "name the mic" contest launched in September. The winning name of the new microphone is the CU-29 "Copperhead" which will be introduced at AES 2010 in San Francisco, November 4. Patrick Williams of Los Angeles, CA receives a matched pair of the new "Copperheads." Second place winners will receive a TELEFUNKEN M80 dynamic mic with the same custom antique copper finish found on the CU-29.

In development for 18 months, the newest model in the acclaimed R-F-T line was designed by the company's in-house engineering team, with outside consultation from some of the world's top amplifier designers. The microphone is based around a unique circuit that features a New Old Stock (NOS) TELEFUNKEN vacuum tube, custom audio transformer and a fixed cardioid large diaphragm capsule. Sonically, the microphone carries similar characteristics found in its R-F-T line counterparts the AR-51 and the AK-47 MkII.

Featuring a custom antique copper finish, the CU-29 Copperhead has a silky, open top end, smooth midrange, and a detailed low end. The amplifier design and frequency response are tailored for vocals, however the microphone works exceptionally well on many signal sources including acoustic guitars, amps and percussion.

The street price of the new CU-29 Copperhead will be $1295, making it the first large diaphragm tube microphone offered from TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik to break below the $1300 price range. Each microphone system comes complete with power supply, 20' mic-to-power supply cable, shockmount and wooden box. New custom flight cases are available for an additional $99.

TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik™ fans from around the world submitted names for the company's new tube microphone. The response was overwhelming, with thousands of individual suggestions coming from across the globe and from dozens of countries, including Morocco, Greenland, New Zealand, Denmark, and Thailand.

The winner of the matched pair of CU-29 Copperhead mics is Patrick Williams of Los Angeles, California. Second place winners of a custom M80 dynamic mic with the same CU-29 Copperhead finish are Hans Hasselhaven of Lystrup, Denmark; Daniel Bronson of Alberta, Canada, and Edward Coffman of Englewood, Colorado.

Hear the entire line of TELEFUNKEN microphones at
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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.