Telefunken ELA M 251 E Tube Microphone

• Type: capacitor pressure gradient receiver
  
• Capsule: CK12 - 1 inch, gold vaporized diaphragm on both sides
• Frequency range: 20Hz - 20 kHz
• Polar pattern: cardioid, omnidirectional and figure-of-eight
• Sensitivity: approx. 1.2 millivolts per dyne / cm2
• Impedance: 200 Ohm / 50 Ohm, switchable
• SPL: 138db
  
• Nonlinear distortion: Equal to or less than 0.5% at 100 dyne / cm2
• Equivalent noise voltage: 16db (A-weighted)
• Tube type: 6072a General Electric JAN dual triode
• Voltage: Dedicated power supply
• Weight: 567 grams, 960 grams with connector head
• Size: 216mm x 51mm in diameter
  

Included in delivery: lockable flight case, power supply, wooden microphone box

Telefunken ELA M 251 E overview

Probably the best sounding microphone ever made, the original TELEFUNKEN ELA M 250 / 251 was sold in two versions: First, the "ELA M 250E / 251E" version with a 6072a tube, and the "ELA M 250 / 251"-with a TELFUNKEN AC-701 tube. The microphones without the "E" appendix were built according to the broadcasting standards of the time in Germany and Austria. While both versions of this microphone now have legendary status in the modern recording industry, getting there was not a foregone conclusion.