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Author Topic: ELA M 251: Is It REALLY Worth $23,500?  (Read 20612 times)

compasspnt

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Re: is a Ela M-251 REALLY worth $23,500?
« Reply #30 on: May 05, 2008, 06:13:19 PM »

JJ, if we were *just* a commercial studio, we probably wouldn't keep the doors open.  A *real* studio today  has to be a tool for another segment of the business.

But no, if I didn't already have great vintage microphones, instruments, etc., we could never get them today and hope to get ROI.
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Klaus Heyne

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Re: is a Ela M-251 REALLY worth $23,500?
« Reply #31 on: May 05, 2008, 07:53:22 PM »

Silvertone wrote on Sun, 04 May 2008 04:16

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However since there were only roughly 2200 of those Elam mics made....


Where did you get that number? Can you corroborate any high-serial number ELA Ms?
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Barry Hufker

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Re: is a Ela M-251 REALLY worth $23,500?
« Reply #32 on: May 06, 2008, 12:22:48 AM »

I'm guessing right now that the ebay 251 is currently a 24.5K mic.  Make him an offer to buy it and you'll see the price skyrocket.
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kats

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Re: is a Ela M-251 REALLY worth $23,500?
« Reply #33 on: May 06, 2008, 11:04:04 AM »

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.  



That's not an unusual reality in any industry though, is it?
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