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Telefunken Vintage ELA M 250E vs. New ELA M 251E Mic Comparison

What’s the sonic difference between a brand-new Telefunken ELA M 251E microphone compared to a vintage original Telefunken ELA M 250E? Join Mitch Gallagher as we put them up against each other, featuring vocalists Nick D’Virgilio and Kat Bowser.

The signal path is each microphone into a Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel (no EQ or compression applied), into an Avid HD I/O at 96kHz, synced to an Antelope Audio Trinity master clock.

Kat Bowser sang:
“Use It All On Me”
Written by Beth Cohen
NEHOC PUBLISHING

Nick sang:
“It Don’t Come Easy”
Written and performed by Nick D’Virgilio
©2015 NDVMusic

Check out more vintage/modern Telefunken microphone comparisons:
Vintage U-47 vs. Modern U47: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-84WhqZdx0
Vintage C12 vs. Modern C12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5EXG0xUCyA

Get the Telefunken ELA M 251E here: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ELAM251E
Get the Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel here: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ShelfordCH
Learn more about the Avid HD I/O here: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/HDio
Get the Antelope Audio Trinity here: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Trinity

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