Stephan Peus has been at Neumann for many years so has seen plenty of innovation as well as being aware of the company’s long tradition of quality. Talking to our man Shorn on the video here, he covers both strands with a discourse on the Neumann KM Series digital mics and on the TLM 49 – launched last year but with the same capsule as the much revered U47 and M49 from the 1950s. More information: