V-251 Tube Microphone

The V-251 Microphone is a recreation of one of the most famous tube microphones in history, the Telefunken ElaM 251. We have implemented it with high-grade parts, including specially selected film-and-foil input and output capacitors, a selected low-noise 6072 tube, and a custom T/14 transformer. The result is a stunning single-triode tube mic that rivals the performance of multi-thousand dollar commercial microphones. Like all of our custom microphones, the V-251 is built to order. Allow 3-5 business days for us to build it,  burn it in, and test it. If you are facing a session deadline, contact us in advance to check the turnaround time.   Improvements to Vintage Our V-251 improves on the original design in the following ways: We use higher-value, audiophile-grade resistors to reduce the noise floor as compared to vintage European models -- without losing any tone or character. We include a pad switch on the mic, to enable recording higher-SPL sources. We include a high-pass filter