There are just some products that you absolutely know are going to be great as soon as you unpack the box, it’s a combination of their appearance, packaging, and sometimes just their overall heft! Let me cut to the chase, the Soundelux E49 was even better than I thought it would be, based on those very first impressions.
For the benefit of those that might be unfamiliar with the original microphone that the E49 is based upon, the Neumann M49 was developed in 1951 and was a dual diaphragm microphone which used the same M7 and K49 capsules as used in the venerable U47. What made the M49 unique in its day was the capability to remotely switch the pickup pattern of the microphone.