FYI: Soundelux Trivia, Including FMR/RNC

[soundchaser59]

Soundelux appears to be the company that does sound for several Hollywood productions, you see that name in a lot of movie credits.

Then in reading the fine print it said that Transamerica Audio Group, owner of Soundelux, includes among it's product lines the FMR gear, including the RNC stuff. Also includes some reissue vintage ribbon mics. Wonder which ones? The gear appears to be made in the USA.

http://www.soundeluxmics.com/press/kcporter.asp

But looking for a more affordable ribbon mic was how I got started on this line of thought......

but this aint it....

http://www.sequerra.com/prosound/data/index.html

for a measly $3,000 bucks!

or these.....

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/search.php?s=Mics&m=AEA

are still over my budget. But they are all made by Soundelux!

Maybe that Beyer M130 and that Apex 210 dont look so bad after all! LOL!!

 

[Harvey Gerst]

Brad Lunde, the owner of Transamerica Audio Group, is a very nice and knowledgable guy, but they don't own Soundelux or FMR Audio. Transamerica Audio Group is the US distributor for these, and many other, fine audio products. They're located in Las Vegas.

 

[soundchaser59]

Thanks for clarifying........

I think finding out who owns what in this world is harder than finding out which mic to buy! I searched for 3 weeks all over the web just to get this far, and I still missed the mark!

It's the same way with Apex gear, they are listed on the Yorkville price lists, so I wondered if Yorkville makes Apex stuff.......but then it turns out they are just the "exclusive distributor".....

 

[kidvybes]

Brad Lunde, the owner of Transamerica Audio Group, is a very nice and knowledgable guy, but they don't own Soundelux or FMR Audio. Transamerica Audio Group is the US distributor for these, and many other, fine audio products. They're located in Las Vegas.

...I believe Transamerica also distributes Heil Microphones...just got my PR-40...the SM7 and RE20 got company!...there's a new sheriff in town...

 

[Harvey Gerst]

...I believe Transamerica also distributes Heil Microphones...just got my PR-40...the SM7 and RE20 got company!...there's a new sheriff in town...

Yeah, at NAMM this year, Bob Heil's booth was right next to Brad Lunde's booth and Brad does distribute the Heil mics now. Brad also distributes the Drawmer stuff, and a lot of high dollar preamps and other stuff. Bob Heil is an old friend (we go back about 30 years together) and we spent some time talking about the old days and the new Heil mics.

I bought one of the Heil PR-20's when it first came out and we use it mainly for guitar cabs, but he's gonna send me the other two to try out. They sounded pretty nice at the show.