M-Audio Pulsar II microphone $179

Want cymbals to sizzle, woodwinds to have life and acoustic guitars to shine inside of your mix? The Pulsar II small diaphragm condenser microphone is perfect for extracting the nuances of a performance. This mic is a bargain base don the quality alone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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. 

Top 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
• diaphragm: 3/4" 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