Advanced Audio CM48FET
Large-diaphragm FET condenser microphone
Microphone$465Manufacturer 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
- 32mm AK47 double-diaphragm K47-type capsule with metal surround; Class A transformer-coupled two-stage discrete FET amplification
- Max SPL
- 140 dB with pad (3-4dB higher than CM87)
- Polar pattern
- Omni, cardioid, figure-8 (3-pattern switchable)
- Impedance (Ω)
- <200
- Phantom power
- 48V
Details
Controls: 3-pattern selector, -10dB pad, 100Hz switchable roll-off
I/O: XLR output, 48V phantom powered
Notable use: Niall Acott (Jeff Beck, Robbie Williams)
Notes: Described as "a solid state version of the U47 and U48 microphone combined into one microphone" - FET-based U47/U48 hybrid. Frequency response not published on page.