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​Customer Testimonials

"Hey Dennis, once again thanks for all your help getting this mic back to its original condition, as I said this is the best microphone I've heard, makes every other mic in our locker seem dull (Neumann/ AKG/ Brauner/ Mojave / Blue etc) it cuts thru with no eq and it responds great when eq is added, nice full bodied sound with the right amount of presence, as we discussed, "everything you want and nothing that you don't"
         "Thanks again for continuing Oliver's designs, amazing tools that will stand the test of time at a price that's not only for major budgets!"

                                                           -- Rick Carmona, Producer/Engineer, Miami, Florida USA

"You have created the highest caliber of audio equipment coupled with the best musicality I've experienced. The V71DI has been my only choice for bass DI for the past 2 1/2 years. This amazing little box has bettered all of the usual suspects normally associated with bass. Clean beautiful tone, while adhering to the highest standards of audio fidelity. I now have the new version of the V78M. What an amazing looking unit. Build of this unit has raised the bar. Sonically meets the standards that I was expecting. No compromise. The input sensitivity switching makes this unit extremely versatile. Unsurprisingly these tube driven units have more harmonic content than solid state as well some other tube boxes. What amazes me is that these units are quieter than the others, including solid state. Thanks Oliver for the best I've heard."

                                                           -- Bill Martell, Bass Player, Buffalo, NY USA

​"Hi Oliver, I just wanted to let you know that I just got the V72S. After a couple of hours of test I'm here writing HOW GORGEOUS IT SOUNDS. Probably it's no surprise to you since you know the "beast" very well, but believe me, when I heard the first results I was REALLY REALLY HAPPY with my purchase. Sincere compliments for your work.
                                                           -- ​Sergioo De Laurentiis Bellinzona (Ticino) Switzerland

We've had your stereo V72S package for nearly a month now and I must say it is quite a stunning package to say the least.  They are full of "color", they have a low end that not many pre's can deliver without getting too "tubby" or "dark" while delivering every bit of "punch" and "detail".  Until now we've had to look into getting our hands on the old stuff and then find someone to rework them into working units. And of course you'd have to add a few features to bring them into today's world.  It has all of the new features you'd expect from a mic pre, ie; phase, 48v, stepped gain, and a high pass filter, and a great DI along with the great full tone you'd come to expect from a Telefunken V72S.  I have alot of different pre's to choose from and whether I'm recording an orchestra, loud guitars, drums, vocals, acoustic instruments, or Keyboards I'm choosing the V72S' more and more.  Thank You!
                                                           -- ​Mike Tholen, Engineer/Musican/Producer, Chicago, IL USA

"Thick, rich and dense, the TAB-Funkenwerk V72S are HUGE. The low mids have a fabulous bloom without cloudiness, and upper mids are so comfortable, yet still with that "Gruffness" a V72 should have. My favorite electric guitar microphone pre amp. We are so happy we bought four..."
                                                           -- Martin Feveyear, Producer/Engineer Jupiter Studios, Seattle, WA USA

I specialize in acoustic instrument recording, the bulk of my work with roots (folk, blues, Americana) and acoustic jazz. I've tried many mic preamps over my 30 year career and absolutely none of them have given me the silky and solid tonal presence of the TAB [Funkenwerk] V72S. Tube mic pres that I have owned before the V72S have suffered from a variety of shortcomings that include poor noise performance, limited dynamic range (especially with loud vocals) and a general softness to the attack that only works with some sources. 

The V72S not only doesn't suffer from these problems, it actually excells in all of these matters. Whisper quiet, solid tone with incredibly wide dynamic range, and an extended frequency response that imparts an effortless, beautiful tone to everything I put through it. My AKG C-12 and C-24 open up with this preamp and sound like they were designed to be amplified by this circuit.(Maybe they were!) My U47 sounds more solid and the highs need less eq to lift the vocal in the mix. The V72S also has enough gain to work beautifully with my ribbon mics too. I have many other highly regarded mic pres, but the V72s is now my first choice for voice and acoustic instruments.  I'm also currently experimenting with line level sources and results have been very surprising. When I strap this unit across the mix buss on my console (through the V72S' XLR inputs with gain at 0 or -6) the entire mix gets bigger and noticeably richer. How can a mic pre take this kind of level and not fold up? TAB-Funkenwerk has definitely designed an amazing gain structure into this unit. Measurements can't begin to account for what this pre can do to open up the sound. The extra size and depth this baby puts on the sound is just what I look for in acoustic music. I've begun to use it as part of my mastering chain going into the Sonic Solutions editor and have had excellent results there too. Does it sound like I like this Pre? You bet I do. Just wish I had a rack of them. They don't come cheap, but they're worth every penny. THANKS,
                                                           -- ​Rick Sutton, Sutton Sound, Atascadero, CA USA