Built entirely by hand in Connecticut (USA), the C-12 microphone comes complete with a New Old Stock GE JAN 6072a tube, a custom-built Haufe transformer, and a new CK12 dual-membrane capsule....

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The Dead Are Grateful for Their TELEFUNKENS
The Dead, comprised of founding members of The Grateful Dead, have been touring extensively this year with the new M 80 dynamic mics from TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik. On January 1 this year, the Dead announced their touring schedule and the audio engineers decided to use them exclusively during this year's grueling tour.

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Duran Duran Chooses TELEFUNKEN USA
Duran Duran, one of the most succesful bands of the last three decades, has purchased a TELEFUNKEN USA Ela M251 large diaphragm tube microphone system. This faithful recreation of the classic microphone manufactured in the 50s is considered to be one of the most desirable of the enduring condenser tube microphones.

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TELEFUNKEN Introduces New Version AK-47 MkII at Summer NAMM
TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik is introducing at Summer NAMM 2010 the new MkII version of the R-F-T AK-47, one of the company's most popular and affordable microphones. Featuring a dual-sided, gold-sputtered capsule and a NOS (New Old Stock) TELEFUNKEN EF-732 vacuum tube, the new AK-47 MkII includes a transformer upgrade to the historic BV8 found in the U-47 and U-48 microphone classics of the past.

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Green Day Tours and Records with TELEFUNKEN Microphones
Green Day's rigorous touring calls on the rugged new TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik M80 dynamic microphone for all vocals and various instruments and on the smash hit album 21st Century Breakdown, all of Billie Joe Armstrong's vocals were recorded with his new TELEFUNKEN U-47, while all of Mike Dirnt's vocals used the new company's new ELA M 251.

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