Pictured (L-R) are Phil Feinman, Tom Hickey, M 80 winner Jeri Palumbo, and Ian Jones. Photo by David Goggin.
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Anaheim, CA, Winter NAMM 2009 — TELEFUNKEN USA awarded two M 80 microphones as raffle prizes each day at the recent NAMM convention in Anaheim, CA. Participants entered to win by texting the word TELEFUNKEN and dropped by the booth to pick up their prizes. One of eight winners was Jeri Palumbo, Broadcast Audio Engineer/Field and RF Tech for ESPN/FoxSports/CBS, who works primarily with the NFL, NBA and MLB.
Each day, vintage microphone expert Dan Alexander conducted microphone comparisons at the TELEFUNKEN USA booth. Numerous international dealers in recording equipment, as well as musicians, engineers, and producers offered their opinion of how the company's Historic Reissue microphones compare to excellent, original examples of the classic European microphones. The overwhelming majority proclaimed the new TELEFUNKEN USA microphones to be equal or better than the vintage examples.
Well known personalities Brian Wilson, Denny Sewell, and engineers such as Mark Linett, Allen Sides, Joe Chiccarelli, and Brian Rizner all visited the TELEFUNKEN USA booth and expressed their unreserved endorsement of the company's new products.
For more information about the Ela M 80, visit the dedicated website:
www.m80mic.com
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.
