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Originally Posted by Telefunken USA  Quite the contrary. Original AKG capsules do indeed fit on our Ela M 260, along with other capsules from Blue and JZ/Violet. However, they require a special adaptor in order to do so, but the adaptor is included so it's not a big deal. Feel free to ask any other questions and I'll gladly answer them as best as I can. |
Yes I noticed that an adaptor has to be used, but you can even mount a M7 on a C451 with the appropriate adaptor, so what?
I wonder why the mic is designated "ELA M 260" when it differs that much from the original. I thought the "Telefunken" badged mics were "built to a standard not to a price"... Therefore I expected a similar attention to detail as it was put in the reverse engineering of the 250/251´s, ect. But it seems that several compromises were made in the making of this mic to the point that it also differs in appearance compared to the real thing, and I doubt that (any) parts are interchangeable with the original for repair/restauration purposes.
True, few people know the original mic, but does that mean that it can be altered and still be sold as a correct recreation of the real thing?
However, it is great that an adaptor is included, but the current package probably shouldn´t be sold as "ELA M 260" with respect to the historic mic.
Of course, I don´t want to say that your interpretation of the mic cannot sound great in it´s own right. But it reminds me a bit of the C12 vs. C12VR thing, with all the unpleasant vibe associated.
Why not paint the housing like your beautiful AK47 and put it in your R-F-T line (perhaps as AK 26), where you already have an EF732 equipped mic. AFAIK even the price would fit, so wouldn´t that be a great idea?
And such nitpickers like me wouldn´t have anything to argue anymore
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Best regards,