TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik ELA M 260 Small Diaphragm Tube Condenser Microphone

Product Description

One of the few small diaphragm tube microphones available today, the TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik ELA M 260 is an absolute first choice for acoustic instrument recording. Everything from stringed instruments to drum overheads will benefit from the 260’s perfect combination of small diaphragm precision and classic tube warmth. Its tonality and detail when capturing acoustic instruments, especially strings, brass, woodwind and percussion is unrivaled.

A VERSATILE STUDIO TOOL

In use, the ELA M 260 has plenty of tone with excellent detail and clarity. It captures sources with a natural presence, making it a fantastic tool for recording acoustic instruments of all types. Violin, cello, upright bass, drum overheads, percussion, woodwinds, saxophones, strings, and especially acoustic guitar all shine through the ELA M 260. Also, despite its size, it has also served well on vocal applications. Its unique tonal character is very well suited for a myriad of applications, both traditional and not.

HAND-BUILT WITH HIGH QUALITY COMPONENTS

Hand-built in the USA, the ELA M 260 is designed around a NOS 5840W vacuum tube and a custom American-made output transformer. The circuit features premium quality polystyrene and electrolytic capacitors hand-plugged with a circuit board layout optimized for shortest distance traces to reduce impedance and noise floor. The combination of these features yields a small diaphragm microphone that is unique while also bearing the qualities of the vintage microphones that it was based upon.

COMPLETE SMALL DIAPHRAGM CONDENSER SET

The ELA M 260 tube microphone system comes with the TK60 Cardioid capsule. The system also includes the M 902 power supply, a right angle 7-pin XLR tube microphone cable, the M 761 elastic shock mount, a WS20 20mm foam windscreen, and a ZC60 zipper case.