M-Audio PULSAR II-Small-Diaphragm Studio Condenser Microphone

M-Audio PULSAR II-Small-Diaphragm Studio Condenser Microphone

Description

The redesigned Pulsar™ II small-diaphragm cardioid condenser microphone takes M-Audio’s pencil condenser technology to an even higher level. Designed in the U.S.A. by veteran engineers and hand-assembled to exacting standards, this precision microphone exhibits quality comparable to that of vintage classics. New features like -10dB pad and 80Hz high-pass filter switches, higher SPL than the original and a redesigned solid-brass backplate deliver smooth, accurate sound in the studio and on stage. The Pulsar II has many applications, including drum overheads, acoustic guitar, piano, close-miking strings and woodwinds, room miking and more.

Features

• professional small-capsule condenser microphone
• 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 microphone, windscreen and clip

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