Aston Microphones Element
Active moving-coil dynamic microphone
Microphone$199Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- Active moving-coil dynamic microphone
- Topology
- active dynamic
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- Studio side-address, stand-mount
- Connection
- XLR (3-pin, balanced analog)
- Powered
- true
- Drivers
- Active moving-coil dynamic capsule ('Ridyon' capsule technology)
- Frequency response
- 20Hz-20kHz
- Max SPL
- 132 dB SPL
- Sensitivity
- 12 mV/Pa (into 1kOhm)
- Polar pattern
- cardioid
- Impedance (Ω)
- 120
- Introduced
- 2020
- Phantom power
- 48V
Details
I/O: 1x XLR balanced analog output
Notes: FLAG active-dynamic design: unlike Stealth, Element REQUIRES 48V phantom power to operate its active electronics (not auto-sensing/passive-capable) -- badge glows purple when powered correctly. Self-noise <4dBA (not mapped to a dedicated field). Sound was crowd-tuned via Aston's public 'Project Element' listening-test campaign (2020). country_of_manufacture left BLANK: multiple credible reports (post-2021 Music Tribe acquisition) describe Element packaging marked 'Designed and engineered in the UK; Made in PRC', conflicting with Aston's general 'Made in UK' brand messaging used for older models -- flagging rather than guessing. price_usd sourced from third-party aggregator, not scraped live from astonmics.com.