M-Audio Pulsar II Matched Pair - Small-Diaphragm Studio Condenser Microphones

M-Audio Pulsar II Matched Pair - Small-Diaphragm Studio Condenser Microphones

Description

The Pulsar™ II Matched Pair delivers a boxed set of Pulsar II small-capsule condenser microphones that are within +/-1dB of each other—from 20Hz to 20kHz. Designed in the USA by the creators of the multi-award-winning Sputnik™, the distinctive-sounding Pulsar II is hand assembled in small quantities to insure peak performance. Featuring a solid-brass backplate and other top-quality components, these modern classics breathe new life into stereo miking applications including drum overheads, acoustic guitar, piano, and room recording.

Ideal for:

• Grand piano (classical)
• Grand piano (jazz/pop/rock)
• Acoustic guitar
• Drum overheads
• Room miking
• Violin
• Viola
• Cello
• Flute and piccolo
• Oboe and English horn
• Vibraphone
• Marimba and xylophone
• Choir (stereo distant)
• Congas (including Tumba and Quinto)
• Bongos

Features

• professional small-capsule condenser microphones
• 3/4”-diameter, 6-micron Mylar evaporated gold diaphragm
• thermal diaphragm treatment yields 2dB SPL boost over original model
• solid brass backplate
• solid brass body
• Class-A FET electronics
• switchable -10dB pad
• switchable 80Hz high-pass filter (12dB/octave)
• wooden storage box houses microphones, windscreen and clip
• includes metal t-shaped mounting bracket for stereo recording

Specifications

• diaphragm: ¾”-diameter, 6-micron Mylar
• backplate: solid brass
• electronics: Class-A FET (transformerless)
• frequency response: 20Hz-20kHz
• sensitivity: -37dB @ 1kHz, 0dB=1V/Pa (13.8 mV/Pa)
• max SPL: 134dB at 0.5% THD, 144dB with -10dB pad
• equivalent noise: 16dBA
• pattern: cardioid