Neumann M149-TUBE
Large Diaphragm Condenser Tube Microphone

M149-TUBE

The M 149 Tube is a large-diaphragm condenser microphone with switchable polar patterns. It is the first new 'Tube' microphone design from Neumann in over 30 years, and also the world's first transformerless tube microphone. The head grill is instantly recognizable to vintage Neumann aficionados as that of the classic M 49/M 50. The capsule (K 49), also from the M 49, is a select version of the K 47 capsule from the famous U 47. The circuitry of the M 149 Tube includes a tube amplifier coupled with our FET 100 transformerless circuitry as used in our award-winning TLM 50 microphone.

We have been approached by scores of customers asking us to build again the classic U 47. Unfortunately, the VF 14 tube of the U 47 is no longer available. We have optimized the M 149 Tube to have a sound "character" very similar to the U 47.

Also, by incorporating modern technology with the tube amplifier, we are able to produce a tube microphone with unprecedented specifications. The M 149 Tube has the lowest self-noise of any tube microphone on the market. Vintage and modern technology combined!

The M 149 Tube has 9 polar patterns switchable on the microphone body. There is also a 7 position high-pass filter on the rear of the microphone body.

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