condenser microphone that raised the standard of audio recording in the 1950s and has shaped the sound of countless jazz and pop albums ever since. The M 149 continues in this tradition, augmenting the timeless fidelity of its predecessor with updated technology and improved performance specs. ...
being the same modular Class-AB design as used in the KH120 and KH310 speakers. (I’m told the Neumann engineers still consider Class-D amplifiers to be ‘not quite there yet’!). The previous O410 model used a ‘Class-H’ amplifier design, which is basically Class-AB but ...
Since then, the K+H company have been acquired and rebranded by Neumann, but their design philosophy remains completely intact and, if anything, production quality has actually improved. The first monitor released under the new stewardship was the KH120A (reviewed in SOS in April 2012), which...
Neumann’s KH series monitors were already on his radar for a couple of different reasons, says Ely, who also has a company that provides playback, programming, broadcast, staffing and consulting services for live touring. “My main client for the last...