ADK Custom Shop Cremona 251-Au FET Large diaphragm Condenser Microphone 2009 - 2013 - Nickel

ADK Custom Shop Cremona 251 Au — excellent condition, complete kit. The body and grille are clean, the engraving is sharp, and everything works as it should: cardioid pattern, pad (0 / −8 / −16 dB), and both high-pass settings. This is the original Custom Shop AU version, made around 2009–2013, before ADK moved to the multi-pattern 251 T-FET. Same idea: a large-diaphragm FET condenser with the GK251 capsule (voiced after an early AKG CK12 / Ela M 251), an Oxford output transformer, and a slow-saturating FET circuit. Fixed cardioid, 48 V phantom. Open and airy on top, sweet through the mids, no low-end hype. I like it on vocals, acoustic guitar, and strings. It takes level well with the pad in. In a published vocal shootout, the Cremona (same circuit as this AU, later sold as the 251 T) was preferred to the singer’s Neumann TLM 103. The reviewer called it the smoothest and most natural of the mics in the session, with clarity and a round top that did not poke out. Includes the original aluminum flight case, spider shock mount, swivel mount, and gooseneck pop filter. The foam windscreen is a little worse for wear but still usable.