Advanced Audio CM414
Large-diaphragm FET condenser microphone
Microphone$395Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- Large-diaphragm FET condenser microphone
- Topology
- FET condenser
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Form factor
- Side-address studio microphone body
- Powered
- true
- Drivers
- 34mm dual back-plate capsule, 6-micron German mylar dual diaphragms (matches AKG C12/early C414eb response within 1.5dB); two-stage Class A FET design with discrete transistor buffering into output transformer
- Frequency response
- 20Hz-20kHz ±3dB
- Max SPL
- 135 dB with -10dB pad (max output >+14dBu at <0.5% distortion)
- Polar pattern
- Omnidirectional, cardioid, figure-8 (3-pattern switchable)
- Impedance (Ω)
- <200
- Phantom power
- 48V
Details
Controls: 3-pattern selector, 75Hz low-frequency roll-off, -10dB pad
I/O: XLR output, 48V phantom powered
Notable use: Niall Acott (Jeff Beck, Robbie Williams); Jacquire King
Notes: Modeled on the early AKG C414EB, with a stated "more present" sound than the later AKG C414/P48.