Products Of Use: M-Audio Sputnik Condenser Microphone - Music Recording/Production Vocal Tool

Products Of Use:  M-Audio Sputnik Condenser Microphone - Music Production Vocal Tool

Heres What M-Audio Has To Say About The Sputnik:

• Vintage late-50s/early-60s styling: Solaris-like lollipop form factor, but with radiused edges and a straight-bottle body style (with no taper)
• Low-current 6205M dual triode Peanut tube (similar to GT67 and 1b design)
• Switchable high-pass filter with -3 dB point around 80 Hz
• 3-micron evaporated gold Mylar diaphragm
• Brilliant upper-mid response that improves upon that of the Solaris (6-10 kHz range), similar to AKG C12
  
  

  Product Description

  M-Audio's Sputnik mic signals the end of microphone envy. Based on a classic vacuum tube design and manufactured in modern facilities to exacting standards, this multi-pattern, large diaphragm studio condenser delivers the lush, classic sound normally associated with rare and expensive vintage mics like the Neumann U47 and AKG C12. Sputnik's combination of military-grade vacuum tube, ultrasensitive evaporated gold Mylar diaphragm, solid brass construction, and multiple polar patterns makes it ideal for a wide variety of voices, instruments, and applications--especially putting that signature sound in the spotlight. Engineered from scratch, we designed Sputnik with input from top recording industry studio engineers--and it's an instant classic in their hands.
  Specifications

  • capsule: 3-micron thick Mylar with evaporated gold, double-sided
  • transconductance amplifier: 6205M pentode vacuum tube, wired as a triode, military grade selected
  • frequency response: 20Hz – 20kHz ±1.5dB
  • sensitivity: 30mV/Pa (-30.5dBV)
  • max. SPL for 0.5% THD: 132dB (or 142dB with 10dB pad)
  • equivalent noise level: 18dB (A-weighted)
  • output impedance: 200 ?, transformer isolated
  • recommended load impedance: > 1 k?
  • connectors: 7-pin male XLR for mic output to power supply; 3-pin male XLR for power supply output
  • attenuation and rolloff: switchable 10dB pad; switchable 80Hz 2nd-order (12dB/octave) rolloff
  • polar patterns: cardiod, omni, figure-8
  • size/weight: 8-1/4" (h) x 3" (w) x 2" (d); 1.6 lbs
    
    
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