The OPR-PLAN 251 ULTRALUX!
The original 251 is considered one of the finest microphones ever made and has featured on countless classic recordings the world over. Original vintage units now fetch around 30k+US! which is well beyond the reach of most and a price point that places them in the hands of collectors rather than artists.
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ENTER THE OPR PLAN 251 ULTRALUX!
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Features a hand wired circuit constructed on acrylic, just like the original. Premium components are used throughout for maximum sonic quality. The tube is a hand selected 6072a and our OPR-T/14 transformer shares the sonics of original. Last but not least our OP12 Capsule (Modelled on AKG's Brass (CK12), The OP12 Capsule is true to the original multi-chambered design. precision machined and tuned to exacting standards here' at O.P.R lab in Melbourne Australia.
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Think Airy highs and robust warm lows with a presence and brilliance that no other mic can deliver.
The sound heard on a million classic recordings the world over!
 
Ships with, Flight case, shockmount, 7 pin cable and PSU.
 
STOCK MOD SWITCH.
The Stock mod switch gives the option of switching between two different output capacitor types for different Frequency, transient and harmonic behavior.
 
The Standard (STD) position runs the signal through an electrolytic capacitor which is what you'd find in an original 251 and the (MOD) position runs the signal through a modern film type capacitor which many 251 mics in professional use today have been modified with.
 
The two capacitor types offer different sonics .ie The electrolytic output capacitor sounds  a little more colorful and the film is more neutral.
 
$199.00
 
Ships with Aluminium flight case heavy duty shock mount, 7 pin mic cable and PSU.