SE Electronics Rupert Neve RNT Multi-pattern Large-diaphragm Tube Condenser Microphone

What happens when sE Electronics and legendary electronics designer Rupert Neve team up to design a large-diaphragm tube condenser microphone? An all-out assault on the state of the art. The RNT incorporates a high-voltage tube circuit within the microphone body, a separate power supply sporting a discrete Class A amplifier circuit with the same custom op-amps as Rupert Neve Designs’ flagship 5088 mixing desk, two of Rupert’s custom transformers, and a custom sE mic capsule that delivers staggeringly high-bandwidth frequency response and enormous headroom. The Floor Box (power supply) gives you three gain settings and two switchable active highpass filters. A 9-way switch varies the polar pattern from omni to cardioid to figure-8, with three steps in between each setting.

FEATURES

• Engineered for sweet, musical performance and bulletproof isolation
• Hand-crafted, gold-sputtered 1" true-condenser capsule
• 9 selectable polar patterns
• Hand-selected ECC82 tube and custom Rupert Neve Designs audio transformers
• Microphone-grade tube is carefully selected and pretested
• Enhances your recordings with stunning realism and depth
• Unique tube circuit design optimized for driving the first custom-made transformer
• Custom-made, discrete Class A Rupert Neve Designs amplification
• Utilizes the same op-amps found in Rupert Neve Designs' flagship 5088 console
• Discrete op-amps ensure quality without compromise: enormous headroom, ultra-wide bandwidth, and zero crossover distortion
• A second custom-built Rupert Neve Designs audio transformer in the Floor Box
• Hand-crafted metal housing with premium finish
• All-metal construction built with extreme attention to detail
• Efficient rejection of electrical interference and noise
• Active gain stage with three switchable levels
• Provides 24dB of extended dynamic range for a wide range of applications
• Discrete Rupert Neve Designs op-amp cards ensure pristine performance
• 2 switchable active highpass filters to reduce rumble or compensate for proximity effect

SPECIFICATIONS

• Microphone Type:Tube Condenser
• Mono/Stereo:Mono
• Polar Pattern:Cardioid, Omnidirectional, Figure-8 (plus 6 in between positions)
• Diaphragm Size:1" (25.4mm)
• Frequency Response:20Hz-20kHz
• Max SPL:151 dB SPL
• Output Impedance:30 ohms
• Signal to Noise Ratio:76 dB
• Sensitivity:16 mV/Pa (-36 dB)
• Self Noise:18dB (A weighted)
• Low Cut Filter:80Hz, 40Hz
• Pads:-12dB, +12dB
• Tube:ECC82
• Color:Black
• Power Source:RNT Floor Box power supply
• Connector:8-pin connector (mic), 3-pin XLR (power supply)
• Weight:2.18 lbs.