Golden Age Audio ELA M 251E

• carefully developed 1:1 replica of the Telefunken ELA M 251E
• silky, high-resolution, musical sound with all tube-typical sound characteristics
  
• suitable for all signal types and rooms - no matter or vocals, Drum overheads, guitar amps, ambience microphones
  
• gives brilliance, assertiveness and airiness to the source material due to its excellent, shimmering treble image
  
• all mechanical parts, connectors, pinout, power supply and electronics identical and compatible to the original
  
• CK12 condenser capsule derived from GA K251 - acoustically, electrically and optically identical to original
  
• point-to-point wired electronics in pluggable plastic housing
  
• 1:1 replicated polarity switch with silver-plated components
  
• highly selected components: EHX tube, silver-plated Teflon cable and connectors, +/-0.5dB capsule tolerance
  
• therefore best possible identity with the original from the early 60s
  
• incl. power supply, 7-pin cable with microphone holder, wooden case and spider

Reverse engineering in perfection

After 3 years of development Golden Age Project presents the ELA M 251E large diaphragm tube microphone, a unique replica of the important microphone model of the same name by Telefunken from the 60s. From the CK12 microphone capsule to the smallest screw and the last plastic part, Golden Age Project engineers have recreated every visual, acoustic and technical detail of the prototype 1:1.

The CK12 caps ule has been developed in countless listening seesions with several historic ELA M 251E from the GAP K251 capsule and corresponds in terms of frequency response and sensitivity 100% to the original CK12 as it was manufactured by AKG in Vienna in the 60s. Due to the highest modern production standards, the capsules could be tolerated to +/-0.5dB and front and rear of each copy to +/-0.2dB

The power supply, housed in the separate power supply unit, is naturally built entirely according to the specifications of the old ELA M 251E and is also fully compatible with it, both in terms of electrical parameters and the pinout of the cable and connectors.

Even the mechanical construction of the switch for the polar pattern and the already then innovative plastic container, which makes the electronics as a whole interchangeable, Golden Age Project has exactly reproduced in painstaking detail. In this way, it is ensured in every respect that the microphone behaves electronically and acoustically exactly like the original.