Telefunken U47 | Tube Condenser Microphone with Authoritative Mid-range and Extended Low-end

Description

Since its original development in 1946, the U47 has been the microphone of choice for generations of recording professionals. The first condenser microphone to offer selectable polar patterns (cardioid and omni), the original U47 also featured the famous M7 capsule which had been developed in 1928 by Georg Neumann. To this capsule was added an amplifier built from military surplus VF-14 tubes (they had been used in field and aircraft radios), and BV8 output transformer. The combination of these components created a sonic quality that was absolutely unheard of in the English speaking world of the mid-1940s when darker sounding, less detailed ribbon microphones were the standard. The introduction of the U47 brought a new level of fidelity to the audio world, and is still considered to be one of the finest microphones ever produced. Upon first glance of the new U47 from TELEFUNKEN, it's easy to see the "family resemblance." The large, chrome head grille houses our newly manufactured M7 ca