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jomo1234 · 25th January 2006

The 451's are great mics and the reason for their relatively low price on the vintage market is due to the fact that AKG made so many of them. Good specimens are always available.

The capsules are also interchangable with earlier versions of AKG tube mics (C28, C60, C61).

25th January 2006	#5
jomo1234 Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 1,375	The 451's are great mics and the reason for their relatively low price on the vintage market is due to the fact that AKG made so many of them. Good specimens are always available. The capsules are also interchangable with earlier versions of AKG tube mics (C28, C60, C61).