While the glow of legend surrounds the vintage U47, the great M49 has been hiding in the shadows, quietly being the biggest sounding mic ever made. The vintage ones are hard to find and cost more than a used Hyundai.
Enter Wunder Audio. Their CM 49 brings the large spirit and sound of the M49 back in spades! Like the original, it has the M7 capsule and AC701K tube, along with remote pattern control (the M49 was the first remote-pattern mic).