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AKG C12A VINTAGE MICROPHONE WITH JOHN PELUSO C12 REPLACEMENT CAPSULE AND PSU
Estimated price for orientation: 4 000 $
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Description Brand: AKG Pickup Pattern: Cardioid / Switchable Microphone Form Factor: Stand Mount Vocal Connector(s): XLR 3 Pin Type: Condenser Microphone Suited For: Studio Recording Model: C 12A Country/Region of Manufacture: Austria MPN: I.N. 98866 Mount Type: Stand Connectivity: Wired, Cable, Wired XLR
The original AKG C12 was discontinued in 1963 and replaced by the C12A, a more compact microphone using the same ‘brass’ capsule and transformer but incorporating a ‘NuVista’ miniature valve. These had a distinctive ‘diamond’ shape that has lasted for fifty years, with some minor alternations.The C12A also utilised an external power supply which was fitted with a pattern switch. The mic has a distinctive stand mount/connector, which matches the body shape.The C12A is on of the most underrated and best value classic tube mic around. It has all the warmth and sparkle traditionally associated with a C12, and which gives a mid-range presence that no Neumann can match (except the best M49s). NuVista tubes are often accused of being noisy, but we’ve never suffered a problem with them. Like all tubes, make sure you select a quiet example.
Description
| Brand: | AKG | Pickup Pattern: | Cardioid / Switchable |
| Microphone Form Factor: | Stand Mount Vocal | Connector(s): | XLR 3 Pin |
| Type: | Condenser Microphone | Suited For: | Studio Recording |
| Model: | C 12A | Country/Region of Manufacture: | Austria |
| MPN: | I.N. 98866 | Mount Type: | Stand |
| Connectivity: | Wired, Cable, Wired XLR |
The original AKG C12 was discontinued in 1963 and replaced by the C12A, a more compact microphone using the same ‘brass’ capsule and transformer but incorporating a ‘NuVista’ miniature valve. These had a distinctive ‘diamond’ shape that has lasted for fifty years, with some minor alternations.The C12A also utilised an external power supply which was fitted with a pattern switch. The mic has a distinctive stand mount/connector, which matches the body shape.The C12A is on of the most underrated and best value classic tube mic around. It has all the warmth and sparkle traditionally associated with a C12, and which gives a mid-range presence that no Neumann can match (except the best M49s). NuVista tubes are often accused of being noisy, but we’ve never suffered a problem with them. Like all tubes, make sure you select a quiet example.