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With its detailed highs and smooth midrange, the nine-pattern Cactus with it's vintage Class A discrete tube amplifier circuit excels at delivering a vocal or solo track right to the front of the mix where it belongs! (Cactus) 24-48 hrs $2,499.99
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Cactus Vaccuum Tube Condenser Microphone

Key Features:

  • Nine-pattern condenser - cardioid, omnidirectional, figure-8 with variable settings in between
  • Vintage Class A discrete tube amplifier circuit
  • Blue's B7 hand-built capsule tuned for multipatterns
  • Vintage sound, detailed midrange for the classic tube mic recording with nine different remote selectable patterns
  • Integrated capsule shockmounting; mic hand-tuned and tested

Includes:

  • Premium quality PowerStream Tube Power Supply
  • Champagne tube mic cable
  • ATA flight case
  • Series 2 integrated shockmount

Suggested Applications:

  • Male Vocals, Female Vocals, Classical Acoustic Piano & Horns
 
Transducer Type Condenser, Pressure Gradient  

In the tradition of the world's best (and most expensive) vintage vocal microphones, The Cactus delivers a commanding, intimate presence and larger-than-life detail. The amplifier design is a transformer-balanced single vacuum tube sub-miniature pentode in a triode mode, along with the highest quality hand-selected electronic components to insure low noise and minimal distortion. At a distance, The Cactus delivers every nuance in the room, with finely focused resolution and clear, musical frequency response to the extremes of the audible spectrum. Up close, with its detailed highs and smooth midrange, the nine-pattern Cactus excels at delivering a vocal or solo track right to the front of the mix where it belongs.

Polar pattern Cardioid
Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz
Sensitivity 27 mV/Pa at 1kHz (1 Pa = 94 dB SPL)
Output Impedance 50Ω
Rated Load Impedance Not less than 1kΩ
Max SPL 138 dB SPL (2.5kΩ, 0.5% THD)
S/N Ratio 87 dB-A (IEC 651)
Noise Level 7 dB-A (IEC 651)
Dynamic Range 131 dB (@ 2.5kΩ)
Power Requirement +48 DC Phantom Power (IEC 268-15)
Power Weight 480g
Dimensions 222mm x 45mm

 

 

 
Warranty: 3 Year Manufacturer Warranty
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