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Originally Posted by cuby  Yes, I am aware of the M16 issue. In fact, I asked the Tele guys in NAMM about the parts being made in Chnia but the rep in the show insisted that it was mostly US parts and assembled in US which turn out to be bogus. Now they insisted that MK2 is designed and hand-assembled in US, I would still take that for a grain of salt for what it's worth. One thing I am not very sure about is the quality of the parts that are used in those "F" models, are they rejects from the non-F batch? If I don't know better, quality of vaccume tubes varies greatly even within the same batch, and yet Tele has the following descript on their M16 MK2 "... ... (use) NOS GE JAN 6072a tube (same tube used in ... M251)". It seems the integraty of the company is questionable so I can only rely on suggesetions from this board before I try to arrange for a audition.
Anyway, I am more interested in their high-end mics and would like to know if anyone has experience with the "F" models first. |
The Telefunken USA 251 E and 251 are EXACTLY the same mic. The only difference is the power supply. As far as the M-16 mkII goes, the majority of the parts are american, and it is assembled in the US. In fact, the circuit design is a TAB-Funkenwerk, and the output transformer is either a Haufe or a TAB-Funkenwerk.