It’s another coup for Eastwood Sound and Vision, a respected player on the UK’s audio retail scene since 2009. They’re thrilled to announce a new relationship with Schoeps Mikrofone, the German brand based in Karlsruhe and associated with impressively simple, elegant and practical microphones.
As Richard Eastwood, ESV’s founder and MD, says, “Schoeps is well known in the industry as a particularly innovative manufacturer of mics, respected for following its own path when developing new products. Eastwood has been at the forefront of pro audio tech retail since 2009, and it’s looking like a great match.”
In 1948 the original Schoeps tube microphone was prototyped, with an omni-patterned capsule and amplifier starring two of the now-famous RV12P2000 valves. Just a year later the mic was already reducing in size, and in 1951 their CM 51/3 was released with its tiny tube, reduced output transformer and overall smaller profile. 1952 saw the M 201 released, smaller again thanks to the output transformer and several electric components being sited outside the microphone in a black box. At the time it was one of the smallest mics in the world.
During the 1960s, the CMT 20 hit the streets. It proved a milestone. It was the first ever transistorised phantom-powered condenser mic, and it sparked a sound revolution thanks to its balanced transformerless output stage complete with coupling condensers. The 1970s was another decade of innovation, kicking off with Schoeps’ famous Collette series in ’73, a series that still sells like hot cakes today.
Since then Schoeps has remained at the forefront of new mic tech, carving out an excellent reputation thanks to the KFM 6 in 1990, a range of CMM Compact mics in 1994, the Polarflex in 1998, the Double MS in 2003, their amazing CMIT Shotgun mic in 2005 and the MK22 in ’08. 2010 saw the exceptional SuperCMIT released and in 2014 the V4, with its unique vintage good looks, proved extremely popular thanks to its 33mm diameter ring-shaped plate which delivers a gradual increase in directivity at higher frequencies, true small-diaphragm performance, bridge-type output circuit for particularly high, distortion-free sound pressure levels and timeless retro design.
All Schoeps mics feature traditional condenser transducers, using small-diaphragm, single-diaphragm capsules, even in the microphones offering different directional patterns. They’re a NAMM TEC winner. And ESV are proud to count them as a partner.
