Sontronics Aria Valve Condenser Microphone Overview
Sontronics Aria Valve Condenser Microphone
Recommended for...male & female vocals, voiceover, cello, violin & viola, piano, acoustic guitar, drum overheads
Sontronics ARIA valve/tube cardioid condenser microphone was developed and designed by Sontronics founder and designer Trevor Coley specifically for getting the best from your vocals, and is already becoming a modern classic thanks to its beautifully smooth and balanced tone.
Housed inside the chromed grille is a large, 1.07-inch, edge-terminated capsule that captures all the detail and subtleties of any male or female vocal (sung or spoken) while the hand-selected European 12AX7/ECC83 tube lends a character that you'd expect to find in a classic vintage valve mic
For that extra level of control, the accompanying SPS-2 power supply unit boasts pad (0, -10dB) and filter (linear, 75Hz) switches as well as a tube-ready LED, letting you know when the mic is warmed up and at its best to record. Inside the unit is a pro-quality, medical-grade electricity filter to ensure that the power supply is pure and interference-free.
- Frequency response: 20Hz - 20kHz
- Sensitivity: 18mV/Pa -33dB ±1.5dB
- (0dB = 1V/Pa @ 1,000Hz)
- Polar pattern: Cardioid
- Pad: 0, -10dB
- Filter: Linear, 75Hz
- Impedance: ≤200 Ohms
- Equivalent noise level: 18dB
- (A-weighted)
- Max SPL (for 0.5% THD @ 1kHz): 125dB
- Power supply: SPS-2 115/230V
- *Phantom power NOT required*
- Connector: 8-pin connector (mic),
- 3-pin XLR-M (power supply)
- Dimensions: 230 x 55 x 55mm (mic)
- Weight: 744g (mic), 1155g (mic with shockmount), 1880g (power supply)
- Comes with: wooden box (for Aria mic), shockmount, cables, SPS-2 power supply, aluminium flightcase