Light of my life.

Made with 2 other brilliant people- Scott Hampton and Tim Campbell. That's where it gets it's nickname - the CK-12. That's the name of the Capsule Tim builds in addition to repairing old C12 capsules. They are...extraordinary.

It's been up against a vintage C-12 right after being serviced and in a blind test, everyone present confessed that the this guy just sounds better. That shouldn't be a huge surprise it is after all- brand new & built with obsessive attention to detail.

Here's a link to both of the extremely talented people mentioned above- without there help this would never have been possible.

Tim Cambell: http://www.timcampbell.dk/index2b.htm

Scott Hampton: http://hamptone.com

Mine is a bit different than the original, for instance mine only has 3 polar patterns- Omni, Figure of 8, and cardioid for example.

I'll add more spec when time allows. Until then...

Here's a bit of spec I grabbed online on the original AKG C12 if you're not familiar with it:

AKG’s C12 is one of the best-known tube condenser microphones in history. It is a side-address, large-diaphragm design based on AKG’s CK12 capsule, a 6072 dual-triode glass tube, and a transformer-coupled output circuit.

The C12 is the evolutionary source of several other significant mics, such as AKG’s 414 series and Telefunken’s Ela M 250/251. Numerous modern manufacturers have released tribute/recreation models claiming at least some degree of historical accuracy.

The original CK12 capsule is widely considered to be one of the finest condenser microphone capsules in history. Although it evolved over time, as AKG changed diaphragm materials and weights (from 10-micron Styroflex to, eventually, 6-micron Mylar), and changed the size of the chamber between the backplates, the basic design remained the same: a dual-backplate large-diaphragm capsule with twin edge-terminated diaphragms.

By varying the voltage and polarization of the two diaphragms, the user could alter the microphone’s directionality. The C12 could produce 9 different polar patterns. Curiously, the switch was found neither on the microphone body nor the power supply, but on a separate device called the S12, which plugged into the N12 power supply via a dedicated cable.