ADK Z² 49 Custom Tube/Valve Microphone Naked Z-Mod Sale

ADK Z² 49 exhibits a rich, velvety midrange and a tailored top-end. It is a homage to the classic M49 microphone, which engineers have used on countless albums over the last 65 years. As a result, the Z² 49 is the most ribbon-like mic in the collection and characterizes the tone of the M-7 (vs. Z² 47 with more of a K-7 tone). Our golden-eared experts chose the Lundahl transformer to pair with this capsule. Possibly the mellowest of all the Z², Ken Riley picked the Z² 49 for John Forman of Switchfoot. ADK'S TOP-OF-THE-LINE CUSTOM MICROPHONE. AMERICAN-BUILT ADK Z² CUSTOM MICS. The ADK Z² tube microphones are Class A (Discrete) 9 Polar-Pattern Tube (Valve) condenser microphones hand-built as "one-offs" using a custom Belgium-designed PC Board built with Hi-Fi methods and materials, using a "no-corners-cut" approach. Each microphone features a hand-selected valve and top-of-the-line components (like a British Sowter Transformer) with ADK-designed capsules from the Custom Shop "Capsule-Bank