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| Re: is a Ela M-251 REALLY worth $23,500? [message #339311 is a reply to message #339163 ] |
Tue, 06 May 2008 10:04   |
 kats
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| J.J. Blair wrote on Mon, 05 May 2008 22:43 |
If you are making your money off the front end, the impression I get from talking to studio managers and owners these days is that there's no way you can justify paying for gear like this, and hope to make your rent at the same time.
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That's not an unusual reality in any industry though, is it?
Tony Katsabanis
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| Re: is a Ela M-251 REALLY worth $23,500? [message #340888 is a reply to message #338839 ] |
Tue, 13 May 2008 03:03 |
gunter J.
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| Silvertone wrote on Sun, 04 May 2008 04:16 |
...However since there were only roughly 2200 of those Elam mics made I'd say yes from a collectors/rare factor. Only 2200 of them...
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With all respect but this is not true.
According to a friend of mine (former chief engineer of AKG, now retired) were about an estimated 200 of "Telefunken- and Siemens-Versions of C 12 (ELA 250/251 respectively SM 203/204)" made. Certainly not more! He said.
This is not an exact number just a guess of even an older staff member of AKG.
There are no exact records anymore.
- AKG build between 1953 and 1960 the original AKG C12. About "1000" C12's.
- 1400 "C 12A's" were made...
Like I said this information is at first hand.
- He also told me why the ELA 250/251 is so rare:
The C12 were made for AKG's main market. AKG derivatives like the "ELA 250/251" and the "Siemens SM 203/204" were just a welcome side business for AKG.
These Telefunken/Siemens Mic's were made for broadcasting stations not for the general market. The C12 became popular in the US in the 1970's. When people discovered that the "ELA 250/251" is a slightly different version of the C12 the "ELA 250/251" became also popular.
The reason why the ELA 250/251 is more worth is simply because it's a rarer Mic.
- The $23,500 is certainly a collectors price not more or less... IMHO
HTH,
Gunter
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| Re: ELA M 251: Is It REALLY Worth $23,500? [message #340935 is a reply to message #338823 ] |
Tue, 13 May 2008 08:21 |
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Oliver Archut
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Hello Gunter,
over the years several different AKG employees as well Telefunken sales people stated different numbers that vary quite a lot.
I think it is like Morpheus said,
No one really knows...
Best regards,
Oliver Archut
www.tab-funkenwerk.com
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