Telefunken Elektroakustik Ela M 260

MSRP: $1,495 Detachable-Capsule Pencil Condenser Tube Microphone

Description

Telefunken USA’s Ela M 260 is a small-diaphragm tube condenser that ships with three detachable capsules (omni, cardioid, hypercardioid) and is compatible with dozens more capsules made by other vendors (see list below).

This mic is not a historical reproduction of the vintage Telefunken of the same name. The original Ela M 260 was manufactured by AKG for Telefunken, and used a Telefunken AC701 tube and AKG’s CK28 capsule.

This mic uses a NOS Telefunken EF-732 tube. The transformer is custom-designed by AMI/TAB-Funkenwerk; see their model T60.

AMI also designed the amplifier circuit in the microphone. As of September, 2009, Telefunken Elektroakustik and AMI/Tab-Funkenwerk ended their exclusive licensing agreement, effectively making the T60 transformer and potentially also the M260 circuit design available to other AMI customers.

The mic ships in a padded wooden box, and includes a dedicated power supply and Gotham Audio cable, a mic clip, a shock mount, Telefunken USA’s three stock capsules, the adapter for AKG/BLUE/JZ capsules, an owner’s manual, and a fully transferable 10-year warranty.

The Telefunken USA Ela M 260 won the 2008 TEC award for Outstanding Technical Achievement in the Microphone category.

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The mic was released in 2007.

Specifications

Compatible Capsules

	Telefunken Elektroakustik M260 Cardioid capsule Sensitivity: 14 mV/Pa Freq. Resp.: 20 - 20,000 Hz MSRP: n/a \| Still In Production
	Telefunken Elektroakustik M261 Omnidirectional capsule Sensitivity: 14 mV/Pa Freq. Resp.: 20 - 20,000 Hz MSRP: n/a \| Still In Production
	Telefunken Elektroakustik M262 Hypercardioid capsule Sensitivity: 14 mV/Pa Freq. Resp.: 20 - 20,000 Hz MSRP: n/a \| discontinued
	Violet Design Ltd. VFL12 26mm large diaphragm Cardioid capsule Sensitivity: n/a Freq. Resp.: n/a MSRP: $999 \| Still In Production
	Violet Design Ltd. VFL26 26mm large diaphragm Cardioid capsule Sensitivity: n/a Freq. Resp.: n/a MSRP: $999 \| Still In Production
	Violet Design Ltd. VFL47 26mm large diaphragm Cardioid capsule Sensitivity: n/a Freq. Resp.: 20 - 20,000 Hz MSRP: $999 \| Still In Production
	Violet Design Ltd. VFL55 26mm large diaphragm Omnidirectional capsule Sensitivity: n/a Freq. Resp.: 24 - 20,000 Hz MSRP: $999 \| Still In Production
	Violet Design Ltd. VFL89 26mm large diaphragm Cardioid capsule Sensitivity: n/a Freq. Resp.: 20 - 20,000 Hz MSRP: $999 \| Still In Production
	Violet Design Ltd. VSL12 26mm large diaphragm Cardioid capsule Sensitivity: n/a Freq. Resp.: n/a MSRP: $999 \| Still In Production
	Violet Design Ltd. VSL26 26mm large diaphragm Cardioid capsule Sensitivity: n/a Freq. Resp.: n/a MSRP: $999 \| Still In Production
	Violet Design Ltd. VSL27 27mm large diaphragm Cardioid capsule Sensitivity: n/a Freq. Resp.: n/a MSRP: $999 \| Still In Production
	Violet Design Ltd. VSL44 26mm large diaphragm Bidirectional capsule Sensitivity: n/a Freq. Resp.: 28 - 10,000 Hz MSRP: $999 \| Still In Production
	Violet Design Ltd. VSL47 26mm large diaphragm Cardioid capsule Sensitivity: n/a Freq. Resp.: 20 - 20,000 Hz MSRP: $999 \| Still In Production
	Violet Design Ltd. VSL55 26mm large diaphragm Omnidirectional capsule Sensitivity: n/a Freq. Resp.: 24 - 20,000 Hz MSRP: $999 \| Still In Production
	Violet Design Ltd. VSL67 26mm large diaphragm Cardioid capsule Sensitivity: n/a Freq. Resp.: 20 - 20,000 Hz MSRP: $999 \| Still In Production