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Advanced Audio CM87

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
35mm large-diaphragm capsule, dual 6-micron skinned center-fed diaphragms (60V max polarization in cardioid mode); Class A FET/discrete transformer-coupled dual-stage amplifier
Max SPL
126 dB (136 dB with -10dB pad)
Polar pattern
Omnidirectional, cardioid, figure-8 (3-pattern switchable)
Impedance (Ω)
<200
Phantom power
48V

Details

Controls: 3-pattern selector toggle, 100Hz roll-off, -10dB pad

I/O: XLR output, 48V phantom powered

Notable use: Marketed as used by Sirius XM, Warner Brothers, Marvel Comics

Notes: Marketed explicitly as an "affordable replacement for the expensive U87" with the same sonic response (Neumann U87 clone). Frequency response not published on page (spec sheet referenced but not in page text).

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